Mapping the Ideology of RPF Members

[Cap]

Thread is silly.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

Map this;

 

[pcosmar]

Which culture is "left" and which is "right"?

and there is no "Anti-Authoritarian" option on the list.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

Which culture is "left" and which is "right"?

See above,

and there is no "Anti-Authoritarian" option on the list.

That's right.

FYI, you should check "left."

 

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

I'm surprised that six people on this site support democratic government. Liberty and democracy are largely incompatible.

Anarchism
Cultural right
Non-democratic government
Particularism
Atheism
Consequentialism

 

[Uriah]

I'm surprised that six people on this site support democratic government. Liberty and democracy are largely incompatible.

Anarchism
Cultural right
Non-democratic government
Particularism
Atheism
Consequentialism

The options are black and white. Not really great options largely. There are many shades of grey. The form of government in the US is neither fully democratic or non-democratic.

 

[lib3rtarian]

minarchism
cultural left
non-democratic government
particularism
atheism
deontology

 

[Southron]

I'll play. Based on my understanding of your terms:

minarchism

cultural right

non-democratic government

particularism

theism

deontology

 

[Vanguard101]

Hmm. I'll bite.

Anarchism
Probably in the Middle.
Universalism
Theism
Deontology

 

[VIDEODROME]

It's a trap

 

[Root]

Don't label me man.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

Don't label me man.

All words are labels, man...

So, don't use words man...

Just grunt and gesticulate...

 

[r3volution 3.0]

Anyway, I'm quite (pleasantly) surprised by the results so far.

About 2:1 minarchists, and about the same margin for cultural rightists and anti-democrats.

I do wonder though if this is representative; perhaps the anarchists (being the incorrigibly unherdable felines they are) aren't voting.

 

[Free Radical]

All of the above.

 

[Ronin Truth]

When we are on the road to anarchy, all of you minarchists can just feel free to jump off whenever and wherever it starts to get too uncomfortable for you.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

When we are on the road to anarchy, all of you minarchists can just feel free to jump off whenever and wherever it starts to get too uncomfortable for you.

If/when we get to anarchy, there'll be no need for us minarchists to do anything...

...other than sit back and wait to say "we told you so" as things go decidedly pear-shaped.



In all seriousness, I'd be 100% supportive of an anarcho-capitalist experiment in some limited geographical area, as that would settle the debate for good.

Perhaps after we establish a properly minarchic government we'll give you fellas a reservation to play anarchy on....

 

[Sonny Tufts]

Galt's Gulch is completely fictional.

 

[Occam's Banana]

In all seriousness, I'd be 100% supportive of an anarcho-capitalist experiment in some limited geographical area, as that would settle the debate for good.

No it wouldn't.

The failure of any particular anarchic society would no more "settle" anything than the failure of some particular minarchy would "prove" the non-viability or "impossibility" of minarchism. The most that could be said about such a situation would be that that particular anarchy - or minarchy - did not endure (or produced nugatory or negative results) under the particular historical circumstances & events which were contingent upon that particular time & place.

 

[Suzanimal]

Galt's Gulch is completely fictional.

http://galtsgulchchile.com/

 

[fisharmor]

No it wouldn't.

Sure, it would. I will even write r3volution's post for him.

"See? We told you so. You guys can't even defend yourselves.
All it took was for us to spend 25% of our GDP every year for 10 years to raise the army that invaded your little enclave.
And get serious, you guys can't even survive a 35% casualty rate? I mean jeez, if you can't have over of a quarter of your children watch one of their parents rot in the streets, without rising up and throwing out your oppressors, then you don't DESERVE to exist as a society!
FFS, people, get a clue. Without a state you're totally helpless, and personally, I blame YOU for all those people who died because if you weren't screwing around with experiments we wouldn't have had to show you how wrong you are."


Do your homework. We know exactly why it wouldn't work.