24 question political philosophy test

[Santander]

E: 41
S: 41

[mencken]

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

This is an objective fact and should have no correlation with political views.

Sickle-cell anemia says hello.

[RINO Tom]

Economic Policy

It is unethical and/or impractical to profit from the production of another person's labor.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

It is unethical for some people to possess significantly more wealth than others.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

There should be significant redistribution of wealth in our society.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The government should ensure that every citizen of our country has access to health care.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The best way to reduce the chances of another market and/or economic crash is to introduce tighter regulations on Wall Street.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The government should ensure that anyone who works full time (40 hours per week) earns a living wage.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

We should invest, via the government, more funds into clean energy projects and pursue other carbon-neutral policies.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

There should be a more progressive income tax structure in our country with significantly steeper top tax rates.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The social welfare system should be strengthened and expanded to ensure increased access and support for low-income individuals and families.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Public colleges and universities should be tuition free for everyone.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The free market is not the most efficient method for allocating resources.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The government is often better than the market at managing public goods and services, such as roads, mail, healthcare, education, and so on.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Social Policy

Multiculturalism and the increasing diversification of our society is a good thing.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

People who espouse racism, xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, transphobia, etc... should be socially shamed.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Homosexuality is perfectly normal, natural, and socially acceptable.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Man-made climate change is real and a serious threat to earth, our ecosystem, and humanity.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

I support the legalization and/or decriminalization of recreational marijuana use and/or other banned substances.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The criminal justice system has failed minority communities and/or should be reformed.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

We should welcome more immigrants and refugees into our country.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Racism is a pervasive element within our society and/or institutions that continues to harm minority communities.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

I view myself as a human or "citizen of the world" first and an American/Canadian/etc... second.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Foreign military intervention and meddling typically have negative consequences and should be avoided.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Undocumented immigrants should be given a pathway to citizenship.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Political Philosophy

E (00-12), S (00-12) = Libertarian Socialist
E (13-24), S (00-12) = Progressive
E (25-36), S (00-12) = Classical Liberal (E: 34, S: 11)
E (37-48), S (00-12) = Libertarian

E (00-12), S (13-24) = Democratic Socialist
E (13-24), S (13-24) = Traditional Liberal
E (25-36), S (13-24) = Neoliberal
E (37-48), S (13-24) = Libertarian Conservative

E (00-12), S (25-36) = Conservative Socialist
E (13-24), S (25-36) = Christian Democrat
E (25-36), S (25-36) = Traditional Conservative
E (37-48), S (25-36) = Conservative Liberal

E (00-12), S (37-48) = Communitarian
E (13-24), S (37-48) = Populist
E (25-36), S (37-48) = Nationalist
E (37-48), S (37-48) = Right-wing Conservative
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[7,052,770]

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

This is an objective fact and should have no correlation with political views.

Sickle-cell anemia says hello.

Obviously genetic traits can show up in ethnic groups. Doesn't mean that "race" is real. A Greek is not necessarily more closely related to an Icelandic than he is to an Ethiopian.

Try harder next time.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

E: 4, S: 3 (Libertarian Socialist).
Huh.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

{16,30} Christian Democrat. But I like the Conservative Socialist label better

[Person Man]

{16,30} Christian Democrat. But I like the Conservative Socialist label better

Would that neccesarily be "Christian"?

[mencken]

I got E 47, S 39. However, I'm going to skip over the economic section and go straight to the social,
 since the premises in the questions are so skewed.

Social Policy

Multiculturalism and the increasing diversification of our society is a good thing.

I suppose the multiculturalism/melting pot dichotomy is a fair barometer for social opinion in this day and age.

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So now being a social "liberal" requires active engagement in social ostracism for those they disagree with? That is a contradiction in terms; more indicative of social totalitarianism (and we all know that the definitions of these terms will change with time to mean "anyone I do not like")

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Toleration and freedom for those engaging in heterodox behavior is now a right-wing position apparently; being a social "liberal" now mandates celebration and elevation of said behavior.

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So blind advocacy of both a scientific hypothesis (with a poor track record of out-of-sample forecasting) and consequent catastrophe is requisite for social "liberalism"?

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Oh look - an actual civil liberties issue! Although I suppose this should be followed by two questions asking if marijuana use is socially acceptable and whether those opposed to marijuana use should be ostracized from civil society.

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The question seems to imply that disparate outcomes ought to be the motivation behind reforming the criminal justice system, rather than the prosecution of victimless crimes, which is an injustice regardless of the race of the perpetrator. The premise of the question implies that black-on-black crime is not a real phenomenon.

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So the meritocracy of the process is immaterial, so long as the quantity of influx is increased (except for Europeans and Levantine Christians, of course)?

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Again, the premise seems to be that social "liberals" must believe minorities are totally free of agency for their own position in life. That a means of rectifying these differences is granting special illiberal privileges to these minorities in admissions and hiring is a contradiction in terms.

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See my comments above. I suppose DNA is also a social construct.

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Patriots cannot be social "liberals"? Granted I think pride in one's country is rather silly, but no more so than whatever the heck "citizen of the world" is.

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Agree, although I am not sure this is really a social issue.

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Social "liberalism" now mandates not just amnesty for those violating (what they consider to be) an unjust law, but actively favoritism toward those who have violated said law? Those who were earlier in the queue for residency status but chose not to violate international borders would not be granted citizenship under this arrangement.

[Strudelcutie4427]

E 47
S 39

[Santander]

E: 41
S: 41

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

{16,30} Christian Democrat. But I like the Conservative Socialist label better

Would that neccesarily be "Christian"?

Exactly. Why is there no Jewish Democrat? Make you think.

[Lechasseur]

E: 41
S: 41

On Social Policy we got virtually the same (I got 40) on the other hand I'm surprised you got such a high score on Economic Policy, seeing your posts I'd have thought you would have scored Populist like me and not Right-Wing Conservative.

[Santander]

E: 41
S: 41

On Social Policy we got virtually the same (I got 40) on the other hand I'm surprised you got such a high score on Economic Policy, seeing your posts I'd have thought you would have scored Populist like me and not Right-Wing Conservative.

This test is more about ideology rather than policy. Ideologically, I strongly believe in capitalism. I just happen to have some major policy differences with so-called "movement conservatives" on what that actually means.

[Lechasseur]

E: 41
S: 41

On Social Policy we got virtually the same (I got 40) on the other hand I'm surprised you got such a high score on Economic Policy, seeing your posts I'd have thought you would have scored Populist like me and not Right-Wing Conservative.

This test is more about ideology rather than policy. Ideologically, I strongly believe in capitalism. I just happen to have some major policy differences with so-called "movement conservatives" on what that actually means.

Yeah I know what you mean. I'm generally centrist economically but ideologically I'm much closer to capitalism than to socialism so generally I'd vote conservative, but some of these ''movement conservatives'' in terms of policy take it way too far, they're pushing for corporatism rather than classical liberalism at this point. And that's kind of why Trump won the primaries (he wasn't my first choice (it was Walker) but I supported him starting in February because well Rubio I just didn't like his stances on just about anything and while Cruz I think is smarter, more eloquent, and has a more stable personality his economic policies were just way too extreme).

[SWE]

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[DavidB.]

Applied it to a Dutch context, which, by definition, makes me more economically right-wing than in the U.S. Social score should be similar though.

E: 30
S: 35

Which would make me a "traditional conservative". Probably true in a Dutch context, though of course conservative doesn't mean the same as in the U.S. here. Less so in the U.S. and Israel, where my economic score would be much lower. Would definitely say this is an accurate test though.

[mencken]

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

This is an objective fact and should have no correlation with political views.

Sickle-cell anemia says hello.

Obviously genetic traits can show up in ethnic groups. Doesn't mean that "race" is real. A Greek is not necessarily more closely related to an Icelandic than he is to an Ethiopian.

Try harder next time.

Once again, the DNA evidence does not agree with your predetermined conclusion:

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Hmm, what is this Caucasoid mitochondrial DNA he is referring to? I thought it was just a social construct? I do not think some examples of racial ambiguity among ethnic groups undercut the idea that race exists at all.

[RI]

E: 14
S: 31

According to your scale, this makes me a "Christian Democrat" which is accurate, I guess.

[Globalist Cosmopolitan]

E: 20
S: 9

Progressive

[JA]

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

This is an objective fact and should have no correlation with political views.

Sickle-cell anemia says hello.

Obviously genetic traits can show up in ethnic groups. Doesn't mean that "race" is real. A Greek is not necessarily more closely related to an Icelandic than he is to an Ethiopian.

Try harder next time.

Once again, the DNA evidence does not agree with your predetermined conclusion:

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Hmm, what is this Caucasoid mitochondrial DNA he is referring to? I thought it was just a social construct? I do not think some examples of racial ambiguity among ethnic groups undercut the idea that race exists at all.

Dude, you're quoting a blogger. That by itself isn't necessarily bad, but from reading up on the guy he doesn't exactly have a good reputation. Not to mention his claim that "Caucasoid" is a biological reality, despite it being an outdated and disproven 19th century racist myth derived from supposed cranial size differences, should be enough to dismiss him. But then he goes on to reference "negro slaves," which again displays his true intentions, which are to promote an agenda driven set of disproven myths. Plus, he has a self-serving bias since he is an ethnic Greek attempting to demonstrate some greater connection between his ethnic group and other Indo-Europeans to the exclusion of non-Indo-European genetic influences.

Tl;dr reference an actual, peer reviewed scientist next time and don't waste our time spreading your racist nonsense.

[JA]

{16,30} Christian Democrat. But I like the Conservative Socialist label better

Would that neccesarily be "Christian"?

Exactly. Why is there no Jewish Democrat? Make you think.

Christian democracy is an existing, independent political ideology that has its roots in Christian social teachings. There is not, to my knowledge, an equivalent among other religious groups, but members of other religious groups are commonly members of Christian Democratic parties in Europe.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

The meme master doesn't know "Makes You Think"? Even I knew that one! Maybe if I did a U instead of You

[JA]

The meme master doesn't know "Makes You Think"? Even I knew that one! Maybe if I did a U instead of You

I wasn't sure if you were making that reference or not

[7,052,770]

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

This is an objective fact and should have no correlation with political views.

Sickle-cell anemia says hello.

Obviously genetic traits can show up in ethnic groups. Doesn't mean that "race" is real. A Greek is not necessarily more closely related to an Icelandic than he is to an Ethiopian.

Try harder next time.

Once again, the DNA evidence does not agree with your predetermined conclusion:

Stop. You're just humiliating yourself. Ethnicity exists, obviously. Genetic traits among closely-related people exist, obviously.

The idea that humanity is divided into 3 (or is it 4? 5?) "races" that are all more closely related within each other than without is not supported by DNA evidence. It's all a big continuum.

[mencken]

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

This is an objective fact and should have no correlation with political views.

Sickle-cell anemia says hello.

Obviously genetic traits can show up in ethnic groups. Doesn't mean that "race" is real. A Greek is not necessarily more closely related to an Icelandic than he is to an Ethiopian.

Try harder next time.

Once again, the DNA evidence does not agree with your predetermined conclusion:

Stop. You're just humiliating yourself. Ethnicity exists, obviously. Genetic traits among closely-related people exist, obviously.

The idea that humanity is divided into 3 (or is it 4? 5?) "races" that are all more closely related within each other than without is not supported by DNA evidence. It's all a big continuum.

Arguing that a variable is continuous rather than discrete is very different from arguing that said variable is nonexistent.