A friend named Bob McNeal asked something in a comment on previous post that I thought needed an article of it’s own. He asked the following question:
“Is there such a thing as a Liberal Libertarian?”
I would answer whole-heartedly yes. I tend to side with many in thinking that the spectrum isn’t as simple as left and right. This is because you can believe conservative view points or liberal viewpoints and still not completely believe in authoritarian government. I personally like this image better than the traditional spectrum.
I personally think that this better fits the true realm of political viewpoint in this country. If you are interested I believe that the World’s Smallest Political Quiz uses this model.
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January 22, 2009 at 2:43 am
Bob MacNeal
Is the red dot your personal result from the World’s Smallest Political Quiz?
I just took the quiz. I’m not sure I agree where it put my red dot, but the concept and graphical representation is very interesting. Thanks.
January 22, 2009 at 3:02 am
jlattimore
No, it’s actually an image that I found online. Mine is much higher and right a little.
January 22, 2009 at 10:04 pm
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January 23, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Geri
Love the blog and especially love the blog header! I took the test, my dot sits on the right top corner of the centrist box, covering the convergence of the lines from Liberatarian, Centrist and Conservative. I have my feet in 3 corners of the political spectrum!
January 23, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Jeremy
Thank you for the kind words. It’s been fun!
For you the test was like going to the four-corners region in CO/AZ/NM/UT! Nice. Not a bad place to be!