Are you a Constitutionalist - a Libertarian - a Conservative - a Liberal - or ?

[malibu]

Where do you fit on the political scale? (sorry, full link not working )

100% Libertarian - Complete personal freedom, no government involvement.

90%+ Constitutionalist - Strict adherence to the Constitution. Very limited government involvement. States Rights.

60-80%+ Conservative - Support limited government intrusion in peoples daily lives. Support government to protect lives and the nation against foreign aggression and criminals.

50% Moderate - Opposed to a political direction. Unwilling to support a firm position on most political issues.

30%- Liberal - Government interference in most aspects of a person's life particularly with the economy. Government policy to effect social issues.

20%- Socialist - Government involvement in all aspects of life. Personal freedoms restricted.

10%- Fascist - Government control of people and business. Laws for the benefit of the state.

0% Communist - Total government control over the population. No personal freedom.


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EDIT :
It is a test that I couldn't get to link properly (sorry 'bout that).

Take the test . . .

Points rewarded from 0 to 3 for each of the five questions/positions.


Percentages for each:

Libertarians 15 of 15 = 100%
Constitutionalists 14 of 15 = 87%
Conservatives 9 to 13 of 15 = 60-87%
Moderate 8 of 15 50%
Liberals 5 to 7 of 15 = 33-47%
Socialist 3 or 4 of 15 = 20-27%
Fascist 1 or 2 of 15 = 7-13%
Communists 0 of 15 = 0%


A:
Against ownership of property or businesses 0
Private ownership of property but regulated 1
Private property with few regulations 2
Private ownership of property without government intrusion 3


B:
No free speech 0
Speech with government regulations 1
Free speech with few limits 2
Complete freedom of speech 3


C:
Social issues controlled by government 0
Social engineering by government 1
Social issues influenced by government programs 2
No government involvement in social issues 3


D:
Taxation of most income, confiscatory taxation 0
Taxation for government social programs 1
Taxation limited for essential government use 2
No taxation 3


E:
Government repression of religion or banning of it 0
Government hostile to religion 1
Religious freedom, little influence by government 2
Religious freedom, no government involvement 3

[wgadget]

conserative

[Arklatex]

Constitutionalist

[RSLudlum]

conservative

[trey4sports]

constitutionalist/libertarian bordering on anarchist......

[freedom-maniac]

Constitutionalist. (Pro-environment and pro-middleclass)

[chowdy]

Mostly conservative, but due to changing definitions, I would say libertarian.

[WilliamC]

Constitutionalist

[thomaspaine23]

:eek: Communist!!!!


Not really, just couldn't resist....

Classical Liberal (ala Jefferson) so Constitutionalist is probably closest

[Johncjackson]

I would say the description for Libertarian is actually anarchist.

I am libertarian bordering on anarchist. Ideally the State would not exist.

[angrydragon]

I don't think libertarian means no government.

[Kotin]

Constitutionalist/ Ron Paul Conservative

[FreestarMediaDotCom]

Objectivist

[Rhys]

constitutionalists

but thats a loaded question the way they're worded... total strawman stuff on everything but constitutionalists

[TXcarlosTX]

100% sovereign

[FreeTraveler]

Bogus poll, it's not a straight line, it's a diamond shape. They've been polarizing us with the horizontal line forever. See http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html

[Arklatex]

Texan




... REMEMBER THE ALAMO!

[JasonCYST]

Call it silly, but I'm ME. I don't affiliate myself with any party. I don't like labels.

[Mitt Romneys sideburns]

Im somewhere at the far-right end of the conservative end. I usually just call myself a libertarian, but thats not completely accurate.

Funny thing is, the definition of "liberal" falls right in line with the modern day hucksters peddling themselves off as conservatives.

[StateofTrance]

Call it silly, but I'm ME. I don't affiliate myself with any party. I don't like labels.

+1

I'm ME when it comes to politics
I'm ME when it comes to religion
I'm ME when it comes to anything

Individualism FTW!

[LibertyForever]

Paleo-Conservative probably between 80 to 90% on there.

[exer51]

I'm a Conservative-Constitutionalist-Libertarian... or something to that effect.

There are a few minor aspects of libertarianism that I could live without, but 99.9 percent of people would consider me a straight up libertarian. I usually refer to myself as a conservative or constitutionalist since many people think of libertarian as a dirty word for some odd reason. I guess they've been so brainwashed into believing freedom is a bad thing they scowl at the very thought of it.

[LibertyForever]

That's Paleo-Conservative.

Paleo's are usually constitutionalists with a libertarian lean.

[jake]

Liberal leaning Libertarian

[constitutional]

Where do you fit on the political scale? (sorry, full link not working )

100% Libertarian - Complete personal freedom, no government involvement.

90%+ Constitutionalist - Strict adherence to the Constitution. Very limited government involvement. States Rights.

60-80%+ Conservative - Support limited government intrusion in peoples daily lives. Support government to protect lives and the nation against foreign aggression and criminals.

50% Moderate - Opposed to a political direction. Unwilling to support a firm position on most political issues.

30%- Liberal - Government interference in most aspects of a person's life particularly with the economy. Government policy to effect social issues.

20%- Socialist - Government involvement in all aspects of life. Personal freedoms restricted.

10%- Fascist - Government control of people and business. Laws for the benefit of the state.

0% Communist - Total government control over the population. No personal freedom.


I'm a god-damn human!!!

[Mitt Romneys sideburns]

Call it silly, but I'm ME. I don't affiliate myself with any party. I don't like labels.

You're right. It is silly. There has to be a political ideology that your ideas fall close to.

its like wearing a shoe. Nobody goes into the store asking for a size 10 2/9. You have to pick between a 10 or a 10 1/2. it would sound absolutely silly for you to go in there and say, "well Im neither, Im ME."

[TheDHC]

liberal for Ron Paul here

[Xenophage]

The scale you provide is biased and inaccurate by my account.

Liberals are not 30% while Conservatives are 60%. That's absurd. The best scale you can use is one that rates "Economic Liberty" and "Personal Liberty" separately.

Furthermore, Libertarianism is not anarchism. Anarchism, or anarcho-capitalism, is quite different, despite what the anarcho-capitalists here might have to say about that.

I'm a top-diamond libertarian but not at all an anarchist. I take the Randian perspective that government is a necessary evil.

[constituent]

110%

self-government.

[nate895]

Constitutionalist.

States' Rights Rock!!!!!!!!!

[JoeyA]

Went from Neo-conservative over a year ago into the Constitutionalist I am today.

[cien750hp]

constitutionalist would not mean you don't approve of the government defending the nation..

[MsDoodahs]

anarchist. :)

[piotr1]

constitutionalist would not mean you don't approve of the government defending the nation..

Constitutionalist.

I'm down with a militia.

[kirkblitz]

where the test at

[exer51]

That's Paleo-Conservative.

Paleo's are usually constitutionalists with a libertarian lean.

Well I use that term as well. Depends on who I'm talking to!

[FunkBuddha]

I fell off the top end of the Nolan Chart... I'm an Anarcho-Capitalist/Individualist.

[762x54r]

libertarian/ constitutionalist.

I am personally a very conservative person. I am a radically saved and redeemed Christian and have personal views befitting that description, however, it is my opinion that those who would try to use the power of the state to advance the kingdom of God are making a mistake. The more power the state has over a person the less influence the Church can have in society. Christ was all about freedom. The freedom to choose. A person who is not free to make a bad choice is not really free at all.

[JGalt]

I would say the description for Libertarian is actually anarchist.

I am libertarian bordering on anarchist. Ideally the State would not exist.

QFE

Same here.

[ForrestLayne]

Call it silly, but I'm ME. I don't affiliate myself with any party. I don't like labels.

ditto

[yongrel]

Ur A Libertarian?! That's Just Another Word For Librul!

[affa]

anarcho-syndicalist.

[malibu]

The scale you provide is biased and inaccurate by my account.

Liberals are not 30% while Conservatives are 60%. That's absurd. The best scale you can use is one that rates "Economic Liberty" and "Personal Liberty" separately.

Fair enough Xenophage - but it is a test that I couldn't get to link properly (sorry 'bout that).

Take the test . . .

Points rewarded from 0 to 3 for each of the five questions/positions.


Percentages for each:

Libertarians 15 of 15 = 100%
Constitutionalists 14 of 15 = 87%
Conservatives 9 to 13 of 15 = 60-87%
Moderate 8 of 15 50%
Liberals 5 to 7 of 15 = 33-47%
Socialist 3 or 4 of 15 = 20-27%
Fascist 1 or 2 of 15 = 7-13%
Communists 0 of 15 = 0%


A:
Against ownership of property or businesses 0
Private ownership of property but regulated 1
Private property with few regulations 2
Private ownership of property without government intrusion 3


B:
No free speech 0
Speech with government regulations 1
Free speech with few limits 2
Complete freedom of speech 3


C:
Social issues controlled by government 0
Social engineering by government 1
Social issues influenced by government programs 2
No government involvement in social issues 3


D:
Taxation of most income, confiscatory taxation 0
Taxation for government social programs 1
Taxation limited for essential government use 2
No taxation 3


E:
Government repression of religion or banning of it 0
Government hostile to religion 1
Religious freedom, little influence by government 2
Religious freedom, no government involvement 3

[johnrocks]

Constitutionalist/Libertarian

[Carl Corey]

I'm a social darwinist, I prefer to leave the squabbling over economic systems to materialists, but I'm alright with libertarianism.

[Bradley in DC]

Libertarian, but I prefer to think of myself as a "Liberal with Class (http://liberalswithclass.com/)."

[nodope0695]

90%+ Constitutionalist - Strict adherence to the Constitution. Very limited government involvement. States Rights.

[eldeeder]

Libertarian or Liberal ?

Don't people understand that a libertarian is probably the most liberal? When did Liberal start getting associated with "Progressive" Clinton IS NOT A LIBERAL, SHE IS A PROGRESSIVE.

30%- Liberal - Government interference in most aspects of a person's life particularly with the economy. Government policy to effect social issues.

That IS NOT LIBERAL. I don't care what people say! I'm a libertarian and extremely liberal. I dont want government involved in my life.

[malibu]

Libertarian or Liberal ?

Don't people understand that a libertarian is probably the most liberal? When did Liberal start getting associated with "Progressive" Clinton IS NOT A LIBERAL, SHE IS A PROGRESSIVE.

30%- Liberal - Government interference in most aspects of a person's life particularly with the economy. Government policy to effect social issues.

That IS NOT LIBERAL. I don't care what people say! I'm a libertarian and extremely liberal. I dont want government involved in my life.

You should care what people say, because most every other American disagrees with you eldeeder -

Hitler-y Clinton wants government interference to the max - from socialized medicine to her
Clinton-esque pandering for votes with more entitlements. It ain't working out to well fer' her.
(not to mention having Bill in the White House with nothing to do !)

Ron Paul actually addressed the misunderstanding about liberal/libertarian in an early radio interview on April 12, 2007 for Michelson in the Morning - it can be linked at the WHO-AM (Des Moines) radio website.

Liberal and libertarian have a common latin root -
BUT they are nearly opposites really -

30%- Liberal - Government interference in most aspects of a person's life particularly with the economy. Government policy to effect social issues.

Basically what RP refers to as the "nanny-state", full of entitlements.


100% Libertarian - Complete personal freedom, NO government involvement.

This distinction is as misunderstood as the misnomer of using "isolationist" to describe a foreign policy of "non-intervention".

It is the idiot pundits in the media - like Sean (Moe) Hannity, but there sure are alot of 'em - that are dumbing up the electorate.

[clintontj72]

Minarchist Constitutional Libertarian? :D

[westmich4paul]

I Am A Ron Paul Republican! Nuff Said!

[Delaware]

I'd say im conservative/constitutionalist

[damoncrowe]

Constitutionalist.
I voted Constitution Party in the last two general elections.

[atthegates]

I Am A Ron Paul Republican! Nuff Said!

QFT