Libertarians often average out to moderates on one dimensional political models. I imagine socialists end up being considered “very liberal” even though I would argue the difference between socialists and liberals is more of kinds than degrees.
So probably libertarians get thrown out, and socialists are counted as liberals. At least that would be my guess.
I was surprised to find that I scored fairly moderately on most things, and lost interest after about a dozen or so. Part of the reason for my moderate score was because of the conviction I have in Atheism and Capitalism (this obviously isn’t the place to discuss these issues, but I suspect that most of the members here have views that are nearly identical to mine).
The tests seem to be designed for people who have some degree of Theism, and believe in large amounts of government intervention (compared to, say, the 1900s—both parties qualify compared to older standards). Because my views are less conventional, I’d end up answering a 5 on one question, and a 1 on the next, skewing the results.
For Instance:
How important is it to spend time meditating on your religion? 1
How much does your religion influence your behaviour? 5
Overall, the results aren’t particularly interesting—at least, not unless they program some meta-level analysis into the charts.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_haidt_on_the_moral_mind.html
Lots more good stuff from Haidt. http://people.virginia.edu/~jdh6n/
That’s another great example.
I wonder how he deals with people who don’t fit into the labels of ‘conservative’ and ‘liberal’, though...
Libertarians often average out to moderates on one dimensional political models. I imagine socialists end up being considered “very liberal” even though I would argue the difference between socialists and liberals is more of kinds than degrees.
So probably libertarians get thrown out, and socialists are counted as liberals. At least that would be my guess.
From what I recall seeing of Haidt’s essays and interviews, libertarians are just a variety of liberal under his scheme.
Did you take the tests that he linked to? http://www.yourmorals.org/
I was surprised to find that I scored fairly moderately on most things, and lost interest after about a dozen or so. Part of the reason for my moderate score was because of the conviction I have in Atheism and Capitalism (this obviously isn’t the place to discuss these issues, but I suspect that most of the members here have views that are nearly identical to mine).
The tests seem to be designed for people who have some degree of Theism, and believe in large amounts of government intervention (compared to, say, the 1900s—both parties qualify compared to older standards). Because my views are less conventional, I’d end up answering a 5 on one question, and a 1 on the next, skewing the results.
For Instance: How important is it to spend time meditating on your religion? 1 How much does your religion influence your behaviour? 5
Overall, the results aren’t particularly interesting—at least, not unless they program some meta-level analysis into the charts.