QUIZ: What kind of libertarian are you?

[gb13]

lessons in sensitivity towards others, from the person who says "Fuck Noam Chomsky" just because he disagrees with Ron Paul on certain issues

lol

I'm sorry, are you Noam Chomsky? Are you Noam Chomsky's ife? Brother? Sister?...Sister-in-law? I was being facetious with my comment. I was basically saying "fuck left-libertarianism", because I think it sucks, and it's disingenuous to equate that philosophy with the word "libertarian". Noam Chomsky is simply the most well known left-libertarian I could think of off-hand. So he was the brunt of my joke. I, unlike you, did not degrade myself by making personal attacks toward anyone on this forum.

However, if you are Noam Chomsky, I apologize; I was joking around, and I don't really care for emoticons. If you are not Noam Chomsky, lighten up.

Here: Hope that helps.

 

[Fox McCloud]

paleo-libertarian anarcho-capitalist.

Yes, I can be both.

Politically, I'm an anarcho-capitalist, but socially, I'm a conservative (ie: I'll never personally support or accept certain types of drug use, homosexuality, prostitution, etc...but I certainly will not use the state to stop you from engaging in those things).

 

[RedStripe]

I'm sorry, are you Noam Chomsky? Are you Noam Chomsky's ife? Brother? Sister?...Sister-in-law? I was being facetious with my comment. I was basically saying "fuck left-libertarianism", because I think it sucks, and it's disingenuous to equate that philosophy with the word "libertarian". Noam Chomsky is simply the most well known left-libertarian I could think of off-hand. So he was the brunt of my joke. I, unlike you, did not degrade myself by making personal attacks toward anyone on this forum.

However, if you are Noam Chomsky, I apologize; I was joking around, and I don't really care for emoticons. If you are not Noam Chomsky, lighten up.

Here: Hope that helps.

Your joke was "Fuck Noam Chomsky"? Eh, don't quit your day job.

You made a stupid comment, and I mocked you for it. Get over it - take your own advice and lighten up.

 

[someperson]

Oh goody, more labels.
Everyone chose a group now.

+1 lol couldn't have said it better.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

This is my view - the wording of the questions dictates certain responses that do not reflect my views.

same here.

If I were to be exquisitely detailed, I'd call myself a "Strict original Constitutionalist Voluntarist"

As it is, the quiz gave me:

You Scored as MinarchistMinarchists are libertarians who advocate a strictly limited government and usually a more decentralized form of it. Minarchists may vary in the degree to which they think that government should be limited, although the bare bones position is essentially nothing more than police, courts and the military. Minarchists tend to think that some minimum level of government is a necessary evil, or at least an inevitability. The contemporary libertarian movement in America is dominantly minarchist, although it has had a long history of dialogue and debate between minarchist and anarchist libertarians.


Minarchist 75%
Left-libertarian 58%
Agorist 58%
Anarcho-capitalist 50%
"Small L" libertarian 50%
Paleo-libertarian 50%
Geo-libertarian 33%
Neo-libertarian 17%
Libertarian socialist 0%

 

[Promontorium]

I agree with many of you. The questions could have been better. One problem with political questions is the terminology. But that represents the overall illogical attempt to label yourself.

When I was in high school, I took a political questionaire, it put me as a hard leftist. Later I learned more terminology, and that changed things.

For example. "Are you pro gun control"? (in my mind, gun-control was the opposite of letting guns be treated like toys, so yes)

This one asked me "Do you consider yourself an environmentalist?" Yes I do. But did it weigh me in as more of a socialist for it? Yes. But it didn't ask me if I'm for "environmentalist law", which is entirely different. I'm independently environmentalist. I wouldn't impose it. So yes or no? Who knows the question is too loaded.

It also asked "Can you own land"? This is something I've been considering for awhile. I'm not sure anyone can.

I believe if you create something it's yours. And if you can possess something it's yours. And you can create and or possess a house, or a farm. You can creat dirt, or a lake, or even air.

But "land" is such a complex concept. If you buy land, how deep? If you own land, how about the air? Maybe just air space right, because the air moves, but you retain relative space right? Well land moves too! So perhaps you retain the relative space about you, which is similar to owning land, but not the same. And if you can own land, why is it taxed every year? How could you lose it to eminent domain for any reason, if it's yours?

So I answered no. You can't own land. All technicalities considered.

Of course when they ask "Do you think land use is for everyone?" I say no to that too. I'm big for private ownership. It's the contexts I have issues with.

For example if you claimed to own the sun, I would say no you can't, it's for everyone. Does that make me a commie? Apparently so.

 

[DamianTV]

Apparently im a Minarchist.

You Scored as Minarchist
Minarchists are libertarians who advocate a strictly limited government and usually a more decentralized form of it. Minarchists may vary in the degree to which they think that government should be limited, although the bare bones position is essentially nothing more than police, courts and the military. Minarchists tend to think that some minimum level of government is a necessary evil, or at least an inevitability. The contemporary libertarian movement in America is dominantly minarchist, although it has had a long history of dialogue and debate between minarchist and anarchist libertarians.



Minarchist 83%
Left-libertarian 75%
Anarcho-capitalist 58%
"Small L" libertarian 58%
Agorist 50%
Paleo-libertarian 50%
Libertarian socialist 42%
Geo-libertarian 25%
Neo-libertarian 17%

Its a LABEL. Nothing more than that really.

 

[RedStripe]

^ could not agree more

 

[South Park Fan]

You Scored as Anarcho-capitalist
Anarcho-capitalists are libertarians who oppose the state entirely and propose to have a free market in the provision of security and arbitration. The term anarcho-capitalism derives from Murray Rothbard to describe a stateless society based on the principles of laissez-faire or the philosophy in support of such a proposition. Anarcho-capitalists may tend to still associate more with the political right and make use of the political process, unless they are agorists or left-libertarians at the same time.



Anarcho-capitalist
100%
Left-libertarian
83%
Agorist
83%
"Small L" libertarian
75%
Minarchist
58%
Paleo-libertarian
33%
Geo-libertarian
0%
Neo-libertarian
0%
Libertarian socialist
0%

 

[1000-points-of-fright]

Minarchist
75%
Left-libertarian
75%
Agorist
75%
Paleo-libertarian
67%
Anarcho-capitalist
50%
"Small L" libertarian
50%
Geo-libertarian
17%
Neo-libertarian
0%
Libertarian socialist
0%

Never thought of myself as a minarchist. Go figure.

 

[MN Patriot]

It says I'm a left-libertarian, but I dispute that conclusion. Many of the questions were open to interpretation. Gotta wonder about the creator's understanding about libertarianism, too. At least these polls get a person to thinking.

 

[eok321]

Apparently this is me..

"Small l libertarians are libertarians, usually of the minarchist variety, who do not particularly identify with the official Libertarian Party or are not active in it, or may even actively oppose it. Small l libertarians are likely to view the Libertarian Party as moving in too moderate of a direction. Small l libertarian may tend to be more radical than many official Libertarian Party members. Some small l libertarians eventually transition to agorism, a completely apolitical approach to libertarianism."

I guess the Bob Barr question holds a lot of weight

 

[catdd]

Constitutional Libertarian if there is such a thing.

 

[Standing Like A Rock]

Anarcho-capitalist
100%
Paleo-libertarian
83%
Agorist
83%
Minarchist
67%
Left-libertarian
67%
"Small L" libertarian
42%
Geo-libertarian
17%
Neo-libertarian
8%
Libertarian socialist
0%

 

[gb13]

Your joke was "Fuck Noam Chomsky"? Eh, don't quit your day job.

You made a stupid comment, and I mocked you for it. Get over it - take your own advice and lighten up.

Stupid comment? Politically, Noam Chomsky sucks on everything except his anti-war stance, and his opposition to the war on drugs...and he has excellent grammar. Other than that, he's a douche. Go back to Daily Kos and cry about how mean I was to Noam, if you want to tell somebody who gives a shit.

 

[someperson]

If anything, I hope this thread gets a few more individuals to realize how worthless labels are, how they fail to truly capture what an individual believes, how they lead to incorrect generalizations, and how they tend to divide even like-minded individuals into rival groups.

the labels must die.

 

[RedStripe]

Stupid comment? Politically, Noam Chomsky sucks on everything except his anti-war stance, and his opposition to the war on drugs...and he has excellent grammar. Other than that, he's a douche.

That's like saying that Ron Paul sucks on everything except his adherence to the U.S. Constitution, his anti-war stance, and the fact that he wants monetary reform. Umm... that doesn't make him "suck" - that makes him awesome.

How about you try something new and educate yourself on the subject that you're posting about. Here I'll even give you a head start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Chomsky's_political_views

Once you've actually READ that please let me know what your complaints are, and we can go from there.

Go back to Daily Kos and cry about how mean I was to Noam, if you want to tell somebody who gives a shit.

First of all, I don't post there even though I do visit Kos because I like to keep up with lots of perspectives. Second, I don't need to go there to find someone who gives a shit because apparently you do.

You know, the big complaint from the libertarian community has always been the fact that they have been shunned and kept out of the mainstream debate, yet when the time comes that they are confronted with (seemingly) opposing views, some of them react in the very same manner. They get all dogmatic and viciously attack those who might disagree with some of their conclusions (I'm talking about the vulgar libertarians, of course, not the majority). Case-in-point: Noam Chomsky.

 

[Kotin]

You Scored as Agorist

Agorists are market anarchists or anarcho-capitalists (often former anarcho-capitalists) who have moved in the direction of rejecting participation in the political process in favor of more direct action in the form of economic secession and civil disobedience in general, with particular emphasis on making use of black or grey markets. Agorism could be viewed as a radicalized version of anarcho-capitalism, or a radicalized outcome of taking it in new directions. Agorists tend to be more closely associated with the traditional anarchist left than many anarcho-capitalists.

Agorist
83%
Paleo-libertarian
75%
"Small L" libertarian
67%
Left-libertarian
67%
Minarchist
58%
Anarcho-capitalist
50%
Geo-libertarian
17%
Neo-libertarian
17%
Libertarian socialist
0%

 

[Knightskye]

Minarchist.

Minarchist
83%
Agorist
83%
Left-libertarian
75%
Paleo-libertarian
58%
"Small L" libertarian
33%
Anarcho-capitalist
25%
Geo-libertarian
17%
Neo-libertarian
17%
Libertarian socialist
0%

 

[QueenB4Liberty]

I got Agorist, I think that's a very good label.

I've also been reconsidering whether it's possible to own property.