Reading these results
These are people the quiz placed in Mutualism 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.
The country runs better when power is concentrated in a strong central authority.
Centralization of Power · Governance axis · 135 answered
This group sits 49 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Police should be given broad authority to maintain law and order, even if it limits some freedoms.
Police Powers · Governance axis · 137 answered
This group sits 41 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
No branch of government should be allowed to accumulate too much power.
Checks and Balances · Governance axis · 138 answered
This group sits 39 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Markets self-organize without requiring government structures.
stateless · State Scope axis · 133 answered
This group sits 36 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
The government should be able to monitor private communications if it improves national security.
Surveillance · Governance axis · 137 answered
This group sits 35 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Major policies should be decided directly by citizens through referendums.
Direct Democracy · Governance axis · 133 answered
This group sits 33 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
All citizens should be required to complete military or civil service for the good of the nation.
Mandatory Service · Governance axis · 135 answered
This group sits 33 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Even hateful or offensive speech should remain legal and free from government restriction.
Free Speech · Governance axis · 138 answered
This group sits 32 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
What they argue about
Sharing a label does not mean sharing an answer. These are the statements that split Mutualism closest to evenly.
Intervention distorts price signals that coordinate production.
markets · Market Intervention axis · 124 answered
40% agreed, 43% disagreed.
Maintaining a strong national culture is more important than embracing global cosmopolitanism.
National Identity · Social axis · 136 answered
44% agreed, 48% disagreed.
Complex national decisions should be made by appointed experts rather than the general public.
Rule by Experts · Governance axis · 134 answered
39% agreed, 51% disagreed.
Private ownership incentivizes responsible resource stewardship.
private · Resource Commons axis · 130 answered
53% agreed, 40% disagreed.
Markets naturally organize themselves better than governments can design them.
Spontaneous Order · Economic axis · 130 answered
53% agreed, 37% disagreed.
Public programs guarantee satisfaction of universal human needs.
public · Welfare Provision axis · 133 answered
52% agreed, 36% disagreed.
Schools should teach children to be proud of their nation and its history.
Patriotism · Social axis · 132 answered
53% agreed, 34% disagreed.
Voluntary charity addresses needs better than state bureaucracy.
voluntary · Welfare Provision axis · 132 answered
56% agreed, 37% disagreed.
Their average position
- Economic
- Left14.8%
- Governance
- Libertarian48.1%
- Social
- Progressive25.0%
Averaged across 138 responses.
Averaged across 138 responses.
Averaged across 138 responses.