Reading these results
These are people the quiz placed in Labour Liberalism 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.
Democratic planning must replace market allocation mechanisms entirely.
abolish · Market Usage axis · 44 answered
This group sits 58 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Incremental victories eventually produce systemic transformation.
reform · Reform vs Revolution axis · 44 answered
This group sits 51 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Parliamentary politics cannot defeat entrenched capitalist power.
revolution · Reform vs Revolution axis · 44 answered
This group sits 51 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Gradual reforms postpone necessary revolutionary structural breaks.
rupture · Reform vs Revolution axis · 44 answered
This group sits 48 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Redistributing wealth through taxes and public programs makes the economy stronger.
Redistribution as Growth · Economic axis · 45 answered
This group sits 47 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Electoral victories can accomplish complete socialist transformation.
elections · Reform vs Revolution axis · 45 answered
This group sits 46 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Market signals prevent wasteful allocation of scarce resources.
efficiency · Market Usage axis · 42 answered
This group sits 46 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 · 45 answered
This group sits 44 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 Labour Liberalism closest to evenly.
Maintaining a strong national culture is more important than embracing global cosmopolitanism.
National Identity · Social axis · 44 answered
45% agreed, 45% disagreed.
When credit is too easy or governments give subsidies, it leads to wasteful investments that collapse.
Malinvestment · Economic axis · 42 answered
47% agreed, 47% disagreed.
Police should be given broad authority to maintain law and order, even if it limits some freedoms.
Police Powers · Governance axis · 44 answered
47% agreed, 45% disagreed.
Government ownership ensures democratic accountability over production.
government · Ownership Model axis · 45 answered
48% agreed, 46% disagreed.
Even hateful or offensive speech should remain legal and free from government restriction.
Free Speech · Governance axis · 44 answered
43% agreed, 47% disagreed.
Opening markets to global trade benefits society more than protecting local industries.
Free Trade · Economic axis · 44 answered
43% agreed, 47% disagreed.
It’s better for governments to balance budgets than to borrow heavily for new programs.
Government Debt · Economic axis · 43 answered
46% agreed, 51% disagreed.
Major policies should be decided directly by citizens through referendums.
Direct Democracy · Governance axis · 44 answered
52% agreed, 45% disagreed.
Their average position
- Economic
- Left49.6%
- Governance
- Libertarian8.1%
- Social
- Progressive20.3%
Averaged across 45 responses.
Averaged across 45 responses.
Averaged across 45 responses.