the political spectrum

[phillip1882]

"the important thing is not left or right, there is no left or right, only up or down. up, toward the wings of freedom, or down, toward the ant hill of totalitarianism." - ronald reagan

i tend to agree. here's what has been viewed as the political spectrum.

i personally consider myself fairly close to the anarchist position. i often find myself critisizing government action.

 

here's 20 questions to help you deside where you are; for each question, answer

2) strongly agree 1) slightly agree 0) niether -1) slightly disagree -2) strongly disagree

and give you self the point value accordingly.

#1 private business has the right to discriminate against workers for any reason.

#2 all drugs should be leagal.

#3 government has no right to regulate marriage.

#4 government has no right to censor speech.

#5 taxation is theft.

#6 owership of guns should not be regulated by government.

#7 education should be privatized.

#8 taxes should not be spent to help the poor.

#9 money should be attached to a commodity, such as gold or silver.

#10 inflation is a form of tax.

#11 interest rates should be determined by private banks, not the government.

#12 fractional reserve banking is a leagal practice, if the consumer agrees.

#13 the government should not handle retirement plans. (social security should be abolished.)

#14 if the free market cannot solve a problem, niether can the government.

#15 if accused of a crime, you should have the right to a trial by jury, no matter the crime.

#16 military should be handled by a central athority.

#17 roads should be handled by government.

#18 the government has the right to use force for things other than self defence.

#19 the government has every right to borrow money.

#20 government should try to regulate the economy.

 

for questions 1-5, move youself to the left if you strongly or slightly agree, to the right if you strongly or slightly disagree.

for questions 6-10, move yourself to the right if you strongly or slightly agree. to the left if you strongly or slightly disagree.

for questions 11-15, move yourself up if you strongly or slightly agree. down if you strongly or slightly disagree.

for questions 16-20, move yourself down if you strongly or slghtly agree, up if you strongly or slightly disagree.

[John Cuthber]

"i personally consider myself fairly close to the anarchist position. i often find myself critisizing government action."

So do the party in opposition, but they are plainly not anarchists.

[ecoli]

I'm pretty sure that Nolan Chart questions are designed to emphasize the libertarian/anarchist position in surveys.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Chart