jaylake's recent political posts, I got to thinking about liberalism and conservatism and how most people really don't know what those terms mean any more. So I made up this poll to get a feel for where my LJ friends stand in real liberal or conservative terms. This is pretty general, and just covers the highest level of the social and fiscal arenas. How important are personal freedoms to you? ("I want to live my life without interference"): 1 is not much, 10 is very much.
Mean: 8.72 Median: 8 Std. Dev 1.11
1
0(0.0%)
2
0(0.0%)
3
0(0.0%)
4
0(0.0%)
5
0(0.0%)
6
0(0.0%)
7
4(13.8%)
8
11(37.9%)
9
3(10.3%)
10
11(37.9%)
How much personal freedom do you believe in? Check as many as apply.
I can be trusted with any freedom, but others not so much.
0(0.0%)
Everyone should be equally free to do as they wish as long as it doesn't directly harm others.
24(80.0%)
Everyone should be equally free to do as they wish as long as it doesn't insult or irritate others.
0(0.0%)
Everyone should be equally free to do as they wish as long as it doesn't conflict with my religion.
0(0.0%)
Personal freedom is dangerous and leads to immorality.
0(0.0%)
How important are financial freedoms to you? ("I want to earn and spend my money without interference"): 1 is not much, 10 is very much.
Mean: 7.57 Median: 8 Std. Dev 1.54
1
0(0.0%)
2
0(0.0%)
3
0(0.0%)
4
1(3.3%)
5
3(10.0%)
6
2(6.7%)
7
7(23.3%)
8
10(33.3%)
9
3(10.0%)
10
4(13.3%)
How much financial freedom do you believe in? Check as many as apply.
Keep the government out of my money!
0(0.0%)
Keep the government out of my and businesses' money!
2(7.1%)
Taxes are important to building a vital nation and should be higher in general to support more social programs.
5(17.9%)
Taxes are important to building a vital nation and should be higher on businesses.
0(0.0%)
Taxes are important to building a vital nation and should be higher on the wealthy.
4(14.3%)
Thanks!
Chris
