Libertarians have a “small government” approach that I’m very fond of. I believe that people should take care of themselves. The only time you need government is in doing things that individuals can’t do for themselves.
Anyway, I almost got off topic. The Nolan Chart phrases its answers in such a way that you’d feel foolish (at times) to pick the wrong one. Or maybe that’s just me. As an experiment, I’d like all my various politically affiliated readers to take the test and let me know where you sit in the political jungle (it’s also interesting for people not living in the USA).
Even if you don’t want to let me know where you stand or what you scored, take the test anyway. One thing it does do is make you think. What is the government’s role?
If all else fails, at least take the time to look at the graph above and note that Libertarian does not equal liberal.
Your libertarian test nonsense website doesn't work. But taking the Nerd test does. Apparently I am not a nerd.
ReplyDeleteIt works. it's just really really slow.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that you say it doesn't work indicates a huge lack of patience.
I don't know which party that would affiliate you with. Perhaps the Texicans.
Garbo---
ReplyDeleteWhen it didn't work it instantly generated a network connection terminated message. This time it worked and I am appalled to tell you that I am a Libertarian leaning towards the liberal side of things.
I also took the NERD TEST and was shocked to learn I am way less a NERD than you.
I am not surprised you were appalled. I am surprised you were shocked. Even my children make fun of my nerdiness.
ReplyDeleteThe Nolan Chart tells me I'm centrist towards the libertarian.
ReplyDeletewell..p.s. I'm not American. :)
So, not surprisingly, your little chart describes me as liberal. Nevertheless, I found the quiz to be pretty ridiculous. The phrasing of the selections are incredibly loaded (i.e., plurium interrogationum - how's that for some pretension?). "Have you stopped beating your wife?"
ReplyDeleteWith the phrasing of the answers I'm actually fairly impressed that we have a centrist and a liberal. I was convinced that the test made it mathematically impossible.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Ed about the loadedness of the answers.
"Have you stopped beating your wife?" is a question. What are my choices?
libertarian) Of course silly boy
conservative) I've limited it to weekends
statist) No
liberal) Only if she makes enough money.
There's a short version of this quiz too (our mutual friend, the Whited Sepulchre has a fairly recent post about it).
ReplyDeleteThe short version answers are even more loaded, and I managed to score Liberal. The long version I was a borderline Centrist.
Go fig.