Just How Libertarian are you?

[savonarola]

160. I've been reading Murray for years!

 

[NMCB3]

Very few Libertarians would think the Fire Dept. needs privatized. You're talking "anarcho-capitalism" with that one.

Libertarians like myself are in favor of limited government, not anarchy. Anarcho-capitalists have some very interesting, worthwhile arguments and literature that you ought to read, but I personally consider it utopian and full of false premises. There are a few of these guys that identify themselves as libertarian, or are even registered with the party, (e.g. Lew Rockwell and Murray Rothbard) but they're about as fringe as you get. They're the primary reason Ayn Rand disowned libertarianism, which was unfortunate.

If you are in line with a Thomas Jefferson style constitutional republic, you're in line with libertarianism.

I see it the exact opposite. Do to an overwhelming body of evidence the only logical conclusion one can reach is that the idea of a limited government, that protects our individual liberties, seems to have been a utopian idea full of false promises. I look a Jefferson`s experiment at limited government as a noble experiment that has failed. I support Ron Paul`s idea of a strict adherence to the Constitution simply because I feel that is the best I could ever hope for in my lifetime, and being a realist I know that even that is highly unlikely. Furthermore if we ever did get back to a Constitutional republic, we would be that much closer to the abolition of the state in it`s entirety, which to me is the ultimate goal.

 

[Xenophage]

I see it the exact opposite. Do to an overwhelming body of evidence the only logical conclusion one can reach is that the idea of a limited government, that protects our individual liberties, seems to have been a utopian idea full of false promises. I look a Jefferson`s experiment at limited government as a noble experiment that has failed. I support Ron Paul`s idea of a strict adherence to the Constitution simply because I feel that is the best I could ever hope for in my lifetime, and being a realist I know that even that is highly unlikely. Furthermore if we ever did get back to a Constitutional republic it we would be that much closer to the abolition of the state in it`s entirety, which to me is the ultimate goal.

That's the anarcho-capitalist standpoint. There are plenty of arguments to be made here, and I'd like to point out that I have a great deal of respect for your opinion on this matter, but I'm disinclined to really argue with you on the subject. Your goals and my goals are the same: maximum individual liberty within a society. We differ on the best way to achieve the goal, but not by much.

 

[RegularRon]

I'm seeing alot of 101's, and lower. I scored a 138. I don't look at being a Libertarian as a lifestyle. It's my political belief. Period.

 

[NMCB3]

That's the anarcho-capitalist standpoint. There are plenty of arguments to be made here, and I'd like to point out that I have a great deal of respect for your opinion on this matter, but I'm disinclined to really argue with you on the subject. Your goals and my goals are the same: maximum individual liberty within a society. We differ on the best way to achieve the goal, but not by much.

Exactly, I`m not looking for an argument either and I respect your views. We are on the same team.. Cheers.

 

[Goldwater Conservative]

88. You are a medium-core libertarian, probably self-consciously so. Your friends probably encourage you to quit talking about your views so much.

My views on military spending, immigration policy, public education, and government licensing are probably what kept me from crossing over to hardcore libertarian. I'm definitely not an anarcho-capitalist, probably more of a classical liberal.

 

[Fox McCloud]

That's the anarcho-capitalist standpoint. There are plenty of arguments to be made here, and I'd like to point out that I have a great deal of respect for your opinion on this matter, but I'm disinclined to really argue with you on the subject. Your goals and my goals are the same: maximum individual liberty within a society. We differ on the best way to achieve the goal, but not by much.

actually privatizing fire department isn't so radical; it's been shown to keep costs low, but have very high quality of service:

http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=18741

 

[FreeTraveler]

Repeal laws on prohibiting adult possession and use of drugs. I agree that there should be no drug war, but on banning them I think the states should decide which, if any, drugs would be banned, and at the state level I'd vote to ban most drugs.

It never ceases to amaze me that otherwise sensible people KNOW the history of Prohibition, KNOW it lead to organized crime, and STILL think that ANY drug prohibition can possibly work!

How many gang-bangers with cool wheels and fat pockets would exist if it wasn't for the War on Drugs? Imagine the world if the easiest way out of the ghetto was education and employment, instead of taking part in an illegal drug trade!

 

[Fox McCloud]

It never ceases to amaze me that otherwise sensible people KNOW the history of Prohibition, KNOW it lead to organized crime, and STILL think that ANY drug prohibition can possibly work!

How many gang-bangers with cool wheels and fat pockets would exist if it wasn't for the War on Drugs? Imagine the world if the easiest way out of the ghetto was education and employment, instead of taking part in an illegal drug trade!

precisely; this is why I'm such a strong advocate of abolishing the drug war, at Federal and State levels; it doesn't work, and it ends up hurting people in the long run.

 

[minitri97]

A social and economic liberal.

 

[youngbuck]

108. Who decides what and what isn't true libertarianism. I call foul on that test.

I am a Constitutional Libertarian-Individualist

 

[zr4]

Test 2 @ 60.

 

[asgardshill]

Hmmm ... a statist/conservative on the first and 68 on the other. I'm soooooo conflicted

 

[Ginobili]

Wow! You like your government BIG and POWERFUL! Are you a Communist? A Fascist? Or something else entirely? This quiz cannot tell, it only shows that you have a common desire for lots of government power with these movements.

Approximately 2% of the takers of this quiz scored in this area, 6% for all authoritarians outside the centrist circle.

I is libertarian now?!

 

[AggieforPaul]

I gave all As except for the "Replace government welfare with private charity." one. While I'd like to see more private charity and less welfare, I still think the government should step in certain circumstances such as indigent emergency medical assistance.

 

[AggieforPaul]

36 on that second quiz. To get 100+, you basically have to be an anarchist or a minarchist. Ron Paul wouldn't score above 100. That quiz basically wants you to say the Constitution is evil.

Government is necessary, and laws are necessary. Its just they need to be more local and more in line with the Constitution than they are currently.

 

[AggieforPaul]

It never ceases to amaze me that otherwise sensible people KNOW the history of Prohibition, KNOW it lead to organized crime, and STILL think that ANY drug prohibition can possibly work!

How many gang-bangers with cool wheels and fat pockets would exist if it wasn't for the War on Drugs? Imagine the world if the easiest way out of the ghetto was education and employment, instead of taking part in an illegal drug trade!

I think you have to separate marijuana from harder drugs like LSD. I think marijuana should be treated like alcohol, but I'd rather see life ruining drugs stay illegal.

 

[MayTheRonBeWithYou]

Two 100s on the first test...

Anyone who scores over 80 on that second one should be locked up in a padded room.

Libertarianism taken to the extreme is whacko, and that's why the LP is about as powerful as Pee Wee Herman Meetup group. "Practical libertarianism" is the key.

Once you start talking about "private fire fighters" and "no public roads" you lose 99.9% of people. Simple stuff like building roads and having police is something hardcore libertarians are going to have to learn to live with, if they ever want their movement to grow. You don't hear Dr Paul talking about any of that stuff.

 

[mokkan88]

73. That last section was pretty extreme. I think there were only two questions I answered positively.

I think the purpose of government is to provide for the security of its citizens, so while I'm in favor of cutting military spending, I think disbanding the military is a bit much. The same goes for some regulatory bodies, so long as those regulatory bodies don't become so involved that they become an obstruction to liberty (i.e., Patriot Act, Dept. of Education, etc...).

 

[statesman]

2nd quiz: 53 - You are a medium-core libertarian, probably self-consciously so. Your friends probably encourage you to quit talking about your views so much.