Reading these results
These are people the quiz placed in Neoliberalism 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.
Welfare programs create destructive cycles of dependency.
negative · Economic Rights axis · 230 answered
This group sits 39 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
People should have the right to own weapons without heavy government regulation.
Right to Bear Arms · Governance axis · 234 answered
This group sits 34 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Government benefits diminish motivation for productive labor.
freedom · Economic Rights axis · 225 answered
This group sits 34 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
National sovereignty demands protective barriers against trade.
domestic · Globalism vs Domestic axis · 220 answered
This group sits 31 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Opening markets to global trade benefits society more than protecting local industries.
Free Trade · Economic axis · 227 answered
This group sits 27 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Free trade agreements generate mutual benefits for all nations.
globalism · Globalism vs Domestic axis · 235 answered
This group sits 26 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Global economic integration reduces likelihood of military conflicts.
international · Globalism vs Domestic axis · 231 answered
This group sits 25 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Government should actively promote progressive social transformation.
progressive · Cultural Policy axis · 226 answered
This group sits 24 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 Neoliberalism closest to evenly.
Even hateful or offensive speech should remain legal and free from government restriction.
Free Speech · Governance axis · 237 answered
49% agreed, 47% disagreed.
Police should be given broad authority to maintain law and order, even if it limits some freedoms.
Police Powers · Governance axis · 235 answered
39% agreed, 46% disagreed.
It is better to let some guilty people go free than to risk punishing an innocent person.
Due Process · Governance axis · 230 answered
41% agreed, 48% disagreed.
The traditional family of one man and one woman raising children is the best foundation for society.
Family Structure · Social axis · 116 answered
50% agreed, 43% disagreed.
Citizens should directly vote on all significant policy questions.
direct · Democratic Form axis · 230 answered
40% agreed, 50% disagreed.
Maintaining a strong national culture is more important than embracing global cosmopolitanism.
National Identity · Social axis · 227 answered
52% agreed, 38% disagreed.
People should be free to change their legal gender and have it fully recognized in society.
Trans Rights · Social axis · 234 answered
52% agreed, 38% disagreed.
The country runs better when power is concentrated in a strong central authority.
Centralization of Power · Governance axis · 229 answered
39% agreed, 53% disagreed.
Their average position
- Economic
- Left10.2%
- Governance
- Libertarian6.9%
- Social
- Progressive13.3%
Averaged across 238 responses.
Averaged across 238 responses.
Averaged across 238 responses.