Libertarian Purity Test

[freedominnumbers]

Just a thought, we might not want all 435 members of the House of Representatives to see things this way, but if this represented the far-right fringe, we might be a little happier with government.

QFT

I dream of a day when I'm upset with my legislators because they are too libertarian.

 

[Michael Landon]

118

91-130 points: You have entered the heady realm of hard-core libertarianism. Now doesn't that make you feel worse that you didn't get a perfect score?

 

[BamaCheerGuy]

92, Not bad for a college kid.

 

[ChickenHawk]

I scored 75. I probably would have scored over 100 if it had been about just the federal government. Probably would have scored in the 60's if were just about local government. I think anyone that scored over 120 is going to have to find a deserted island somewhere if they want to be satisfied with their government

 

[trout007]

To me this is a 2 Dimensional Test. Some of these questiongs should rearanged to ask at what level should the laws be established. Global, Federal, State, Local, None. I would much more libertarian at a Global and Federal Level but I'd like to see local government handle some things.

 

[NEPA_Revolution]

I scored an 85, about right for me

 

[pinkmandy]

110

 

[AFM]

89

 

[nate895]

73, I think anyone who gets over 120 on this test is insane, sorry if that means you.

Privatize the Police and Fire, that's just crazy talk. That is one of few government agencies I'd keep alive.

Anyone below 15 is a Communist or Nazi though.

 

[Bergie Bergeron]

91

 

[IDefendThePlatform]

73, I think anyone who gets over 120 on this test is insane, sorry if that means you.

Privatize the Police and Fire, that's just crazy talk. That is one of few government agencies I'd keep alive.

Anyone below 15 is a Communist or Nazi though.

As someone who got a 160, I feel the need to defend myself. For me, taxation is a moral issue. Anytime someone says, "Give me X% of your money or go to jail" I have a problem with that. I own myself and my money. And yes, society would still function quite nicely without government. To use your example of privatizing Fire, its basically already done in many places. Volunteer fire departments are common in rural areas. I would be glad to discuss this more. One book that sums up my views fairly nicely is "The Machinery of Freedom" by David Friedman. I recommend it very highly.

 

[lucynuts]

126

 

[forsmant]

Any one who scores 73 has their head in the sand.

 

[Fox McCloud]

IDefendThePlatform, are there more anarcho-capitalist books you recommend? I'm a hardcore Libertarian (I scored around 120-130ish), but I definitely do not condemn anarcho-capitalism...there's just a few things I don't fully understand about it yet, that I want clarified before I "take the plunge".

That said, I think we need to "buckle down" on a few things first....like, I don't think we should have 100% open borders..._right now_ as we lack the industry and facilities for them (if there were NO entitlements and industry, I'd say go for it).

 

[forsmant]

Closed borders is a myth. Even when we try to enforce an arbitrary boundary we fail.

Murray Rothbard has written many books about anarcho capitalism. His picture was the last one on the quiz.

 

[acroso]

...75

 

[Malakai0]

Test is flawed. It is not a Libertarian purity test. Its an Anarchist purity test.

Yeah I agree. I got a 103. The 90-whatever range is pretty much constitutional libertarianism if your answering the way I did.

This is a beef of mine with the LP too. Why should immigration law be abolished for a libertarian society? Or local services like water paid for by local sales taxes? The idea of a republic is that each state can do things their own way, and people have the choice to go to a state they like more, or work to change the system in their own state. It also maximizes the different ways people can cultivate ideas in a positive but competitive fashion. This is freedom =) If one state comes up with a really good way to do things, others will emulate it.

It's even how RP feels about our position in the world. We do right, rest of the world emulates.
There is absolutely no need for a world government or powerful federal government to force the individual states to do things.

 

[nate895]

As someone who got a 160, I feel the need to defend myself. For me, taxation is a moral issue. Anytime someone says, "Give me X% of your money or go to jail" I have a problem with that. I own myself and my money. And yes, society would still function quite nicely without government. To use your example of privatizing Fire, its basically already done in many places. Volunteer fire departments are common in rural areas. I would be glad to discuss this more. One book that sums up my views fairly nicely is "The Machinery of Freedom" by David Friedman. I recommend it very highly.

I agree 100% on the tax issue.

What I disagree on is immigration, privatizing of the law, and the local government structure being totally dismantled. Do you really think a private police force (and justice system) would be anything more than a) some rich bastard trying to soak every last penny out of you or b) a system that allows vigilantes to have a badge instead of a prison uniform. Volunteer fire departments are fine, but it is also fine to have a regular fire department in cities where you need people that are trained to put out fires before the entire city has gone up in flames.

 

[piotr1]

139

 

[smartguy911]

got 69

51-90 points: You are a medium-core libertarian, probably self-consciously so. Your friends probably encourage you to quit talking about your views so much.