Another challenge to answering the questions is that you might say “yes” given some states of the world and not others.
For example, your interest it cutting the military by 75% might depend on the adoption of free trade policies by other countries (that lessen the potential need for military intervention). Or your interest in abolishing the minimum wage might depend on there being other changes to government regulation of the economy that would benefit the working poor (like abolishing occupational licensing, rent control, and zoning laws).
48, much lower than it would have been in the past.
I have never voted Libertarian, and only voted for one Republican: Ford, because I couldn’t stand Carter. Other than that, I’m probably the most libertarian person to be a registered Democratic.
I scored 31 - but I don’t think the poll does enough to distinguish between left anarchists (such as myself) and libertarians. Even though I voted big NOs on all government being evil, wanting to abolish the state as it exists probably pushed my score up. Wanting to reduce military spending also. There should have been negative scoring all those times I said I was all for welfare and safety regulations and the like, to counterbalance. or those should have more weighting.
The issues of capitalism and real property rights are huge gulfs - a lot of daylight there. “Anarcho-capitalists” being, of course, a made-up redwashing libertarian thing.
My answer for the first 3 was, “I don’t have access to the numbers and experts to be able to make any such determination”. As such, I declined proceeding.
I’m jealous of all you out there who do have such access and the time to review it.
When I saw the picture of Ayn Rand, I thought, “Oh gawd, I hope my score is low.” Not to hijack, but my opinion of the pollsters was significantly lowered by the idea that they might admire her. Anyway, do people think that if she were around now, she’d be a Libertarian-capital L? would she identify herself as a libertarian with a small l?
I know the party is more diverse than it can come across, FWIW. There’s a guy I know who is a small business owner, and many years a Republican, who still sometimes calls himself a Goldwater Republican (I think that was the first election he voted in), but who left the GOP for the Libertarians when the Christians took it over. The man is a confirmed atheist.
Reminds me of the time an internet quiz didn’t provide adequate context for WHY I had a hard day at work so I couldn’t realistically choose between a martini and a cosmopolitan in their hypothetical bar. I’m jealous of those who got to learn which Sex & the City girl they are; wisdom I can never share in.
I suspect that if you’re surprised at what hard-core libertarianism entails, then you might not know much about the ideas behind it.
You might still think them stupid, of course (as I do for some of them). But the quiz isn’t designed to educate you about why smart people might think those poll options are good ideas.
Because the people who think they are good ideas aren’t as smart as they think are.
They are clearly not well thought-out, and many don’t show any sign of actual thought at all, especially as to the consequences of the positions. It’s like communism - ideas created to fit the square pegs of their philosophy into the round holes of reality.