24 question political philosophy test

[Arturo Belano]

E- 0, S- 4 Libertarian Socialist

[TJ in Oregon]

Econ: 26
Social: 34

Not terribly surprising. This quiz definitely pushes my econ score to the right and social score to the left in comparison to the PM.

Which of the two quiz results do you believe more accurately represents your political views?

I'd say both do but in different ways, both indicative of the era in which they were written. Since Trumpism scrambled our political divisions, it's harder to define what left and right are on many issues. I do think there is a difference between what we'd have called "social issues" for multiple decades now and the nationalist vs cosmopolitan questions that are often used here. For instance, can one not be a socially conservative cosmopolitan? But with two axes I suppose one must be blur some distinctions.

[Murica!]

E: 11
S: 0

[Devout Centrist]

Progressive, I suppose

[RFayette]

E: 40
S: 44

Just eyeballing it though.

[Beet]

E: 7
S: 6

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

E: 28
S: 15

"Neoliberal"     

I will choose to interpret that as referring to the "neoliberals" of mid-century Germany.

[vanguard96]

Leading questions on social side - what do I personally think vs what do I think the government should do. For instance I don't agree with a lot of groupthink social shaming. And identity politics so this quiz like the Gutman plot reduces the number of libertarians and classical liberals.

I guess I would say

Economic 48
Social 12 maybe?

[elephantower]

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

This is an objective fact and should have no correlation with political views.

Sickle-cell anemia says hello.

Obviously genetic traits can show up in ethnic groups. Doesn't mean that "race" is real. A Greek is not necessarily more closely related to an Icelandic than he is to an Ethiopian.

Try harder next time.

Once again, the DNA evidence does not agree with your predetermined conclusion:

Stop. You're just humiliating yourself. Ethnicity exists, obviously. Genetic traits among closely-related people exist, obviously.

The idea that humanity is divided into 3 (or is it 4? 5?) "races" that are all more closely related within each other than without is not supported by DNA evidence. It's all a big continuum.

Arguing that a variable is continuous rather than discrete is very different from arguing that said variable is nonexistent.

Which is great, except in this case there's significantly more genetic variation, for example, within Africans than between the average African and the average European

[Clark Kent]

(48, 18)

Libertarian conservative

[rpryor03]

E=29
S=9

Classical liberal.

[Sozialliberal]

Economic: 16
Social: 11
Progressive

 "Progressive" is probably the best term to describe my political views in a U.S. context.

[_.]

E: 11
S: 9

 "Libertarian"    

"Socialist"

My views on immigration, multiculturalism, climate change, racism, and foreign policy push my social score much lower than it shows on other tests I take. IMO that section wasn't very well done.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Economic Policy

It is unethical and/or impractical to profit from the production of another person's labor.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

It is unethical for some people to possess significantly more wealth than others.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

There should be significant redistribution of wealth in our society.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The government should ensure that every citizen of our country has access to health care.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The best way to reduce the chances of another market and/or economic crash is to introduce tighter regulations on Wall Street.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The government should ensure that anyone who works full time (40 hours per week) earns a living wage.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

We should invest, via the government, more funds into clean energy projects and pursue other carbon-neutral policies.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

There should be a more progressive income tax structure in our country with significantly steeper top tax rates.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The social welfare system should be strengthened and expanded to ensure increased access and support for low-income individuals and families.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Public colleges and universities should be tuition free for everyone.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The free market is not the most efficient method for allocating resources.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The government is often better than the market at managing public goods and services, such as roads, mail, healthcare, education, and so on.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Social Policy

Multiculturalism and the increasing diversification of our society is a good thing.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

People who espouse racism, xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, transphobia, etc... should be socially shamed.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Homosexuality is perfectly normal, natural, and socially acceptable.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Man-made climate change is real and a serious threat to earth, our ecosystem, and humanity.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

I support the legalization and/or decriminalization of recreational marijuana use and/or other banned substances.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The criminal justice system has failed minority communities and/or should be reformed.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

We should welcome more immigrants and refugees into our country.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Racism is a pervasive element within our society and/or institutions that continues to harm minority communities.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

I view myself as a human or "citizen of the world" first and an American/Canadian/etc... second.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Foreign military intervention and meddling typically have negative consequences and should be avoided.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Undocumented immigrants should be given a pathway to citizenship.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

E-Score: 6
S-Score: 11

E (00-12), S (00-12) = Libertarian Socialist

Narrowly not Democratic Socialist

[Illiniwek]

Econ: 14
Social: 12

"Progressive"

I feel like this test misses out on weighing issues that are important to you. Treating all of these issues as equally important is probably skewing me further to the left than I actually am.

[Ferguson97]

Economic: 9
Social: 6

"Libertarian Socialist"

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Economic: 22, Social: 30
"Christian Democrat"

[HisGrace]

Economic score of 46, social score of 8. So I'm libertarian.

[HisGrace]

For instance I don't agree with a lot of groupthink social shaming. And identity politics so this quiz like the Gutman plot reduces the number of libertarians and classical liberals.
 

Social shaming is fine, if it had specifically mentioned being fired from your job or censored by tech companies over your views I might have answered differently.

[beesley]

E: 19, S: 22

Fyi, a lot of the social questions are inherently cultural, and as a European resident this skews it to be more liberal than I would be considered in my own country. But this is no worse than many political tests.

[West_Midlander]

E: 25, S: 15 - I don't consider myself a neolib though.

[😥]

E (9), S (28) = Conservative Socialist

[certified hummus supporter 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

Economic Policy: 6
Social Policy: 11

I guess I'm a libertarian socialist now

[John Dule]

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

This is an objective fact and should have no correlation with political views. Really, there could be a third "well-informed vs. poorly-informed" axis with questions like that on it.

Also, despite being a Hillary and Macron fanboy, I came out at (10, 5), and I doubt either of those politicians would be significantly more to the Right, so the category labels may not be very accurate.

It depends on how you define "race." To say that there is "no biological basis" for various phenotypes is just wrong. The issue you have is with the broad categorizations.

In any case, 29/22, or "Neoliberal."

[S019]

E: 20, S:11

Progressive