Reading these results
These are people the quiz placed in Agorism on the strength of these same answers, so the strongest agreements are partly built in.
The interesting figures are the ones further down: what this group is split on, and where it departs from the rest of the sample in ways the label alone would not predict. The comparison group is everyone who has taken the long quiz, which leans left of the general public.
Where they break from everyone else
The statements where this group is furthest from the rest of the sample.
Economic progress depends mainly on entrepreneurs taking risks, not on government planning.
Entrepreneurship · Economic axis · 53 answered
This group sits 59 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Markets naturally organize themselves better than governments can design them.
Spontaneous Order · Economic axis · 55 answered
This group sits 58 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
People should have the right to own weapons without heavy government regulation.
Right to Bear Arms · Governance axis · 55 answered
This group sits 57 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Even hateful or offensive speech should remain legal and free from government restriction.
Free Speech · Governance axis · 55 answered
This group sits 54 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Private land ownership incentivizes productive development.
private · Land Policy axis · 54 answered
This group sits 52 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Profit-seeking ultimately benefits society through efficiency.
profit · Market Purpose axis · 53 answered
This group sits 52 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Private ownership incentivizes responsible resource stewardship.
private · Resource Commons axis · 55 answered
This group sits 46 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Socially-created land value belongs to the whole community.
commons · Land Policy axis · 55 answered
This group sits 46 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
What they argue about
Sharing a label does not mean sharing an answer. These are the statements that split Agorism closest to evenly.
People should be free to change their legal gender and have it fully recognized in society.
Trans Rights · Social axis · 54 answered
46% agreed, 46% disagreed.
Big corporations are efficient and successful, not something to be broken up.
Corporate Size · Economic axis · 25 answered
48% agreed, 48% disagreed.
Immigration and cultural diversity strengthen society.
Multiculturalism · Social axis · 54 answered
44% agreed, 46% disagreed.
Governments should step in when technology eliminates large numbers of jobs.
Automation & Jobs · Economic axis · 55 answered
50% agreed, 45% disagreed.
Redistributing wealth through taxes and public programs makes the economy stronger.
Redistribution as Growth · Economic axis · 55 answered
40% agreed, 56% disagreed.
Men and women naturally have different roles in society that should be respected.
Gender Roles · Social axis · 54 answered
51% agreed, 35% disagreed.
Maintaining a strong national culture is more important than embracing global cosmopolitanism.
National Identity · Social axis · 51 answered
56% agreed, 39% disagreed.
Economic power always turns into political power, so inequality threatens democracy.
Wealth & Power · Economic axis · 53 answered
56% agreed, 39% disagreed.
Their average position
- Economic
- Right17.5%
- Governance
- Libertarian49.6%
- Social
- Progressive8.2%
Averaged across 55 responses.
Averaged across 55 responses.
Averaged across 55 responses.