I have long been curious about what I am politically by the overall standards of the developed world. The United States is right of the other nations that fit within the left-right paradigm, so naturally I would be seen in a different political light if I were, let us say, in Europe. This quiz asks 25 questions, some issue-specific and some gauging one's broader philosophy, to determine with which of 12 basic European political philosophies one most agrees:

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#1 You are a market liberal. You adhere to the traditional liberal belief in freedom, and take this to mean negative rather than positive freedom - i.e. a slimmed-down state is the best guarantor of freedom. You will therefore support a laissez-faire economic policy, and you will be reasonably tolerant on the social front - though less emphatically so than social liberals.

#2 anarcho-capitalist

#3 social liberal

#4 libertarian conservative

#5 social democrat

#6 Third Way

#7 Christian democrat

#8 ecologist or green

#9 fascist

#10 communist

#11 classical socialist

#12 anarcho-communist


I'd put my life on the line to support classical socialists or anarcho-communists over fascists or state communists, and I definitely think that communism should be #11 and fascism should be last, but otherwise the test seems to be fairly accurate. I appreciate all replies. Thank you very much.

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

OK, I scored what I figured I would:

"You are an anarcho-capitalist."

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The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates. – Tacitus

#1 You are a fascist. You combine a strong belief in the nation with authoritarian social values, and a willingness to impose your views upon others. You strongly oppose immigration, and are willing to take radical action to combat it.

#2 Christian democrat

#3 libertarian conservative

#4 Third Way.

#5 social democrat.

#6 social liberal.

#7 market liberal.

#8 anarcho-capitalist.

#9 ecologist or green.

#10 classical socialist

#11 communist

#12 anarcho-communist

I just put the top two in, no suprises I guess:

You are a social liberal. Like all liberals, you believe in individual freedom as a central objective - but you believe that lack of economic opportunity, education, healthcare etc. can be just as damaging to liberty as can an oppressive state. As a result, social liberals are generally the most outspoken defenders of human rights and civil liberties, and combine this with support for a mixed economy, with an enabling state providing public services to ensure that people's social rights as well as their civil liberties are upheld.
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#2 You are an ecologist or green. You believe that the single greatest challenge of our time is the threat to our natural environment, and you feel that radical action must be taken to protect it - whether in the enlightened self-interest of humanity (in the tradition of 'shallow ecologism') or, more radically, from the perspective of the ecosystem as a whole, without treating humans as the central species (deep ecologism).

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“Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle... when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.”

Almost exactly the same as Force-of-the-Truth. Maybe you do know the force of the truth

#1 You are a market liberal.
#2 You are an anarcho-capitalist.
#3 You are a social liberal.
#4 You are a libertarian conservative.
#5 You are a social democrat.
#6 You are a Christian democrat
#7 You adhere to the Third Way.
#8 You are an ecologist or green.
#9 You are an anarcho-communist,
#10 You are a fascist.
#11 You are a classical socialist,
#12 You are a communist.

#1. Market Liberal
#2. Social Liberal
#3. Social Democrat
#4. Anarcho-capitalist
#5. Green
#6 Third Way
#7. Christian Democrat
#8. Classical Socialist
#9. Libertarian Conservative
#10. Communist
#11. Fascist
#12. Anarcho-communist

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And I do not need to know.

Perhaps this test is accurate. It may be that people who would be considered ultraconservative in America are considered fascists in Europe. If fascism, for the purposes of this test, means ultraconservatism, then I can agree with my results. DuH, then, is an ultraconservative by American standards. Even though I usually disagree with him, I recognize that he isn't a fascist as the term is understood here in America.

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

I don't know. No offense, but DuH does at times strike me as a fascist... not a Nazi... but a fascist... not necessarily an extreme one... but pretty ideologically similar.
I think maybe the difference isn't just that things are tilted to the left in Europe (which they may be in the center) but that they have wider barriers. Both communists and fascists are considered valid candidates... so long as they break away enough to work within a democratic system...
In the strictest sense, neither can limit themselves to a democratic system because that raises the possibility of eventual removal from office.
But one can still hold the ideals of fascists or communists and run for office and be called as you are. I think in America we often assume a fascist is a Nazi and apply to them racism, genocide, and other things that were more true of Hitler than of Mussolini and Franco.
Granted, fascism still SUCKS. But you'd be amazed how many people like a lot of its ideas, just not the name.

I think the arena is really what's different. In a democracy you allow for peaceful revolutions at set times by the will of the people rather than violent revolution.
A fascist in this context would wish to maximize executive power, punish/reeducate political threats, force conformity, value the society over the individual, and want a mostly capitalistic economy, bolstered with supply-side government intervention.

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And I do not need to know.

Well, this is Merriam-Webster's definition of fascism:

1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...ary&va=fascism

Other than the reference to race, is that the ideology that DuH follows?

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

I'm a Nationalist and a Centrist.

I exalt Nation over individuals--which in these tests often =fascism. Even though its not.
The preservation of the USA and its position in the world is worth more then any individual group or outside nation.

Past that nothing in that definition is an accurate description of my opinions.

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I think this is more accurate-


Economic score: +1.16
Social score: +0.87

Your score pegs you as economically centre-capitalist and socially centrist.

Centre-capitalists often support free trade and low taxes, but take pragmatic stances on economic issues, supporting what they see as the best balance between encouraging business and maintaining free trade.

Social centrists generally believe in a mix of individual liberties and controls, corresponding to what they see as moral or best for society.

From this test- http://www.n00bshop.com/polimatrix/thetest.php