Libertarian Purity Test

[Aquaholic]

62, and I agree with hammAR's points. He must have misread some of the questions...

[chunkstyle]

160. I'm less a libertarian, though, than I am an anarchist.

[meltedeyes]

35

31-50 points: Your libertarian credentials are obvious. Doubtlessly you will become more extreme as time goes on.


Jeez, i scored the lowest so far on the board. I'm going to have to renounce my FSP membership now and stop hanging out at the the Liberty Center.

Of course, if I didn't have my present girlfriend some of those answers would change...

[Steveb]

74 for me...lots of questions that need more than a yes or no...
Steve

[drkarrow]

I was 105

160. I'm less a libertarian, though, than I am an anarchist.

Eaxctly. This is a very poor test in that reguard. There is a difference between an anarchist and a libertarian. This test should be called an anarchist purity score, not a libertarian purity score.

[Ironbear]

51 points. Not as libertarian as I thought, but based what consists of a perfect score, maybe I don't understand libertarianism as much as I thought. Time to get studying...

Remember, it is, after all, a "purity" test! The Libertarian position is minimal government intervention in society and economics. IMHO, Libertarianism taken to its logical extreme, is indistinguishable from the anarchist position (Libertarianism fades into Minarchism into Anarchism. I personally don't know how you can clearly define a boundary between them). Many Libertarians step back from the extreme position, and will often refer to themselves as Small-"L" Libertarians, as opposed to Big-"L" Libertarians.

On the test, you probably got dinged for "purity" if you, in any way, supported public roads, police, fire departments, courts, the military, post offices, parks, etc. You probably also got dinged if you opposed open borders, zoning, safety regulations, and legalized drugs. If you look at the "big point" questions, in the test, they are primarily about privatizing many government functions.

My personal opinion is that Libertarianism is a utopian dream, as idealistic and unworkable as many of the other -isms. Not that I don't think we shouldn't push in that direction. I am basically a limited government sort of person. I believe that a certain level of government is necessary.

[jaysong]

106

91-130 points: You have entered the heady realm of hard-core libertarianism. Now doesn't that make you feel worse that you didn't get a perfect score?

[princewally]

government is necessary evil.

Fixed it for ya.

[Ironbear]

government is necessary evil.

Fixed it for ya.

Sorry, you unfixed it! "Government" is intrinsically amoral, neither good or evil. It is, however, influenced by both moral and immoral people (and bunches in-between) for both moral and immoral purposes. That doesn't make it "evil." The law protects me as much as it binds me.

[someone1980]

54

I have been judged by a very small shell script.

[Wadero]

51-90 points: You are a medium-core libertarian, probably self-consciously so. Your friends probably encourage you to quit talking about your views so much.

With a score of 57 points.

[rucker]

72 points: You are a medium-core libertarian, probably self-consciously so. Your friends probably encourage you to quit talking about your views so much.

[Aceq2jot]

God i feel like a sore thumb on this thread.

Your score is...

15

6-15 points: You are starting to have libertarian leanings. Explore them.

[Greg]

33 for me!

The "Pure" version makes for interesting fiction, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" being the best of the bunch, but the "Party" will never be a serious contender. They do like their purity tests though.

My current bad example of privatization is the mess the FAA made of the Flight Service system, which has been totally screwed up since they gave it Lockheed Martin.

British Rail is another horrible example, it's semi worthless now.

[Pat]

British Rail is another horrible example, it's semi worthless now.

Ahhh…, DBB? ÖBB?

Best spinach soufflé I’ve ever eaten was in the dining car on the ÖBB between Salzburg and Innsbruck. So if that doesn’t get your “Geil,” I don’t know what possibly could.