Reading these results
These are people the quiz placed in Social Libertarianism 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 · 172 answered
This group sits 44 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 · 173 answered
This group sits 40 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Markets naturally organize themselves better than governments can design them.
Spontaneous Order · Economic axis · 166 answered
This group sits 36 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
No branch of government should be allowed to accumulate too much power.
Checks and Balances · Governance axis · 172 answered
This group sits 36 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
The government should be able to monitor private communications if it improves national security.
Surveillance · Governance axis · 173 answered
This group sits 35 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 · 170 answered
This group sits 34 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Economic progress depends mainly on entrepreneurs taking risks, not on government planning.
Entrepreneurship · Economic axis · 162 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 · 169 answered
This group sits 33 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 Social Libertarianism closest to evenly.
Maintaining a strong national culture is more important than embracing global cosmopolitanism.
National Identity · Social axis · 168 answered
44% agreed, 46% disagreed.
Complex national decisions should be made by appointed experts rather than the general public.
Rule by Experts · Governance axis · 166 answered
46% agreed, 43% disagreed.
Efficiency maximization naturally produces optimal social outcomes.
efficiency · Market Purpose axis · 159 answered
43% agreed, 46% disagreed.
Voluntary charity addresses needs better than state bureaucracy.
voluntary · Welfare Provision axis · 160 answered
39% agreed, 48% disagreed.
Location value derives entirely from community investments.
georgist · Resource Commons axis · 154 answered
46% agreed, 35% disagreed.
Profit-seeking ultimately benefits society through efficiency.
profit · Market Purpose axis · 163 answered
51% agreed, 40% disagreed.
Men and women naturally have different roles in society that should be respected.
Gender Roles · Social axis · 170 answered
38% agreed, 51% disagreed.
The worth of a product comes only from what people are willing to pay, not from its labor or social benefit.
Subjective Value · Economic axis · 168 answered
50% agreed, 36% disagreed.
Their average position
- Economic
- Left4.9%
- Governance
- Libertarian44.9%
- Social
- Progressive20.2%
Averaged across 173 responses.
Averaged across 173 responses.
Averaged across 173 responses.