One other comment on the survey: I totally surprised my self by describing my political views as “socialist,” once I saw “socialist” defined as “for example Scandanavian countries: socially permissive, high taxes, major redistribution of wealth.” I’m not actually very clear on the details of how Scandanavian countries differ from, say, Britain, France, or Germany, but insofar as I’m inclined to support things like guaranteed basic income the shoe seems to fit. I wonder if the wording will result in more socialists on this year’s survey.
One other comment on the survey: I totally surprised my self by describing my political views as “socialist,” once I saw “socialist” defined as “for example Scandanavian countries: socially permissive, high taxes, major redistribution of wealth.” I’m not actually very clear on the details of how Scandanavian countries differ from, say, Britain, France, or Germany, but insofar as I’m inclined to support things like guaranteed basic income the shoe seems to fit. I wonder if the wording will result in more socialists on this year’s survey.
AFAICT the wording is the same as in all the previous years’ surveys.