Survey on libertarianism

[Samuel025]

Hi everyone,

I'm a French student writing my master's thesis on Libertarianism. I'm currently trying to do a little bit of statistics and number crunching to back up what I'm writing.

Anyways, I would appreciate if you could fill-out this really short (2 min) survey: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG1IRHFrOXdFZDhXWUxJYmo4YlMwWlE6M Q

Thank you
Samuel

[MrGoose]

I just did it.

[Samuel025]

Thanks!

[Expatriate]

Did it. Nice survey.

[Cap]

Bump

[FrankRep]

Interesting results so far.

[matt0611]

Did it.

[Athan]

I did it.

[Elwar]

The graphs showing how important same-sex marriage and prostitution are to libertarians is telling.

It is not that big of an issue to most, but it is used against us as if it is our #1 concern.

[fisharmor]

You should send the results to the RNC.


The graphs showing how important same-sex marriage and prostitution are to libertarians is telling.

It is not that big of an issue to most, but it is used against us as if it is our #1 concern.

I didn't appreciate how the questions were so open-ended.
"How important is it to you"? Well, if the candidate doesn't say anything at all about same-sex marriage, it's not important to me.
If the candidate says "Marriage is not a function of the state and therefore the state ought not to say anything at all on the matter", then all of a sudden it's a 5.
If the candidate says "under no circumstances should we allow same-sex marriage", then all of a sudden it's a 5.

[_pauladin_]

I filled out the survey as well.

[Lucille]

Libertarianism in the United States
Your response has been recorded.


Did you see this in Le Monde?:

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4471/lmd05012011page03.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4471/lmd05012011page03.jpg

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?274721-Great-article-on-Ron-and-Rand-Paul-in-best-known-French-newspaper-quot-Le-Monde-quot

[Origanalist]

Done.

[NoOneButPaul]

As I expected abortion is the most divisive issue within the movement.

[opal]

done

[Czolgosz]

Such a sausage fest.

[Aeroneous]

Such a sausage fest.

That was my first observation as well.

To the OP: Good luck with the thesis!

[Czolgosz]

That was my first observation as well.

To the OP: Good luck with the thesis!

:D

[Samuel025]

Thanks to all of you for your input!

To Lucille: No I did not see this article, nice find, thanks!

To the person who found the questions too open ended, I agree on some level, but it's how I wanted them. I wanted a general idea first, and I was thinking of maybe doing a second survey with more specific questions a few month down the road, as I am basically just starting my research right now.

[Expatriate]

Such a sausage fest.

Well to be fair he also posted it somewhere else that could explain the overwhelming male response. The comment snippets at the bottom gave it away.

(possibly NSFW)
h ttp://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149784253&page=1

[Czolgosz]

Well to be fair he also posted it somewhere else that could explain that. The comment snippets at the bottom gave it away.

(possibly NSFW)
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149784253&page=1

I like their thread, better.

[Samuel025]

Expatriate is right, but anyway, let's face it, there are usually a lot less women on forums than there are men.

[Expatriate]

http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/025/077/ZRCXALTIBPEVZ2JT3YAPWESM3O7XVVJP.jpeg

[XTreat]

Well to be fair he also posted it somewhere else that could explain the overwhelming male response. The comment snippets at the bottom gave it away.

(possibly NSFW)
h ttp://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149784253&page=1

That other thread was way more fun to read.

[Lucille]

Thanks to all of you for your input!

To Lucille: No I did not see this article, nice find, thanks!...

You're welcome. Tragic how Bastiat (http://www.libertarianism.org/people/frederic-bastiat) is virtually unknown in his own country!

You can read him here:

http://bastiat.org/

[Samuel025]

It's next on my to-read list. Bastiat is totally unknown in France, I just started hearing about him when I started my research, but his ideas are so far apart from today's french politics, so I'm not too surprised.

[lx43]

voted in your poll.

[Samuel025]

Thank you sir!

[Origanalist]

I like their thread, better.

As did I, I just wish it had been longer....

[Samuel025]

As long as people keep replying, i'll keep updating :)

[Qdog]

How can I see the results? Nice Survey btw.

[Samuel025]

I deactivated the option to see the results, I'll publish them once I have enough votes, if people ask.

[torchbearer]

submitted.

[Samuel025]

Thanks :)

[Origanalist]

I deactivated the option to see the results, I'll publish them once I have enough votes, if people ask.

No full disclosure?

[Samuel025]

It's an academic project, and there are quite a few strange replies, so I just don't want it out in the open, but I'll publish all the data for those who ask

[Origanalist]

It's an academic project, and there are quite a few strange replies, so I just don't want it out in the open, but I'll publish all the data for those who ask

Lol, makes sense.

[hrdman2luv]

I would like to see the results please

[opal]

I musta made it under the wire.. got to it before that button was deactivated

[Expatriate]

It's an academic project, and there are quite a few strange replies, so I just don't want it out in the open, but I'll publish all the data for those who ask

Haha, you mean the "done, now rep me ph****t" comment at the bottom, that's how I knew it was on BB forum LOL

[Cap]

You should send the results to the RNC.



I didn't appreciate how the questions were so open-ended.
"How important is it to you"? Well, if the candidate doesn't say anything at all about same-sex marriage, it's not important to me.
If the candidate says "Marriage is not a function of the state and therefore the state ought not to say anything at all on the matter", then all of a sudden it's a 5.
If the candidate says "under no circumstances should we allow same-sex marriage", then all of a sudden it's a 5.This

[Samuel025]

Yes that's what I mean lol

[jene277]

Done and done, good luck!

[torchbearer]

Samuel, please take time to read the forums... it would be like taking a stroll through a political/libertarian zoo.

[Samuel025]

Samuel, please take time to read the forums... it would be like taking a stroll through a political/libertarian zoo.

I most definitely will

[jbauer]

bump

[jbauer]

Guys I know libertarians are independent thinkers but the guy can't have every single possible response to every question.

[Aratus]

me too! i added a few pithy quips

[Samuel025]

Thanks !

[Aratus]

cool!

[Samuel025]

Hi!

For those of you who asked to see the results, I compiled them into one big picture: http://i.imgur.com/fIeyS.png (I'm not embedding, it's way too big).

Thanks to all of you for your help, I got 800+ people who replied, which is far more than what I expected!

[Expatriate]

Thanks!

Interesting how few votes ObamaRomney got from libertarians.

Any way we can see a selection of some of the additional comments?

[Samuel025]

I will select them later, as I am pretty busy with school at the moment, but I will post a selection yes.

[Expatriate]

Great! Good luck with your project man.

[Origanalist]

Thanks for posting the results.

[Henry Rogue]

i did it.