Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Sometimes You Feel Like An Anarcho-Capitalist, Sometimes You Don't

Back in April of this year, I took this quiz titled What kind of Anarchist are you?, and then posted about the results here. I just took the "quiz" again, with the following result:

You Scored as Anarcho-Capitalist

Anarcho-capitalism is perhaps more closely linked with the libertarian tradition than anarchism as it favours a free market and a stateless society. Private businesses would replace the functions of the state. This form of anarchism is largely an American phenomenon and first emerged in the 1950s (although it arguably has its roots in 19th century individualist anarchism and classical liberalism). Key thinkers include Murray Rothbard.


Anarcho-Capitalist
65%
Anarcho-Syndicalist
55%
Anarcho-Primitivist
35%
Anarcho-Communist
30%
Christian Anarchist
20%
Anarcha-Feminist
15%

Now, as you'll see by comparing April's result, I've apparently evolved somewhat. Here, again, is the first "score" from my previous answers:

Anarcho-Capitalist
100%
Anarcho-Primitivist
40%
Anarcho-Communist
35%
Anarcho-Syndicalist
35%
Anarcha-Feminist
25%
Christian Anarchist
15%

Though it appears I'm still mostly "Anarcho-Capitalist", my percentage in that category has declined, from 100% to 65%.


A similar quiz, that I also just took, titled What Kind of Libertarian Are You? gave me the following answer:

You Scored as Left-libertarian

Left-libertarians are libertarians that are more associated with the anti-authoritarian left than other libertarians. Left-libertarians can be minarchists, but many are anarchists who are in alliance with the anarchist left. Left-libertarians are more critical of conservatism and corporatism than most libertarians. They view libertarians in a historical context that is interconnected with the history of the left.

Left-libertarian
100%
Anarcho-capitalist
92%
Agorist
92%
"Small L" libertarian
83%
Libertarian socialist
50%
Geo-libertarian
42%
Minarchist
17%
Paleo-libertarian
17%
Neo-libertarian
0%


So, by this measure, I'm still almost 100% (92%) Anarcho-capitalist, but also 100% Left-libertarian (not to mention 50% "Libertarian socialist").

Of course, the questions themselves, in both quizzes, and the available choices provided in answering them, predetermine much of the result. Still, I find it interesting.

I found the second quiz here: Retake: What kind of libertarian are you?


3 comments:

  1. You Scored as Anarcho-Syndicalist
    Anarcho-Syndicalism is the anarchist wing of the labour movement. Syndicalists believe in workers' solidarity, self-management and direct action. This movement is most commonly associated with France and key thinkers include Rudolf Rocker.

    Anarcho-Syndicalist 60%
    Anarcha-Feminist 55%
    Anarcho-Primitivist 30%
    Anarcho-Communist 30%
    Anarcho-Capitalist 10%
    Christian Anarchist 0%

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  2. You Scored as Anarcho-Capitalist

    Anarcho-capitalism is perhaps more closely linked the libertarian tradition than anarchism as it favours a free market and a stateless society. Private businesses would replace the functions of the state. This form of anarchism is largely an American phenomenon and first emerged in the 1950s (although it arguably has its roots in 19th century individualist anarchism and classical liberalism). Key thinkers include Murray Rothbard.

    Anarcho-Capitalist 85%
    Anarcha-Feminist 65%
    Anarcho-Syndicalist 60%
    Anarcho-Communist 30%
    Anarcho-Primitivist 25%
    Christian Anarchist 15%

    Not too far away from when I last took the quiz.

    As for the libertarian quiz.

    You Scored as Agorist

    Agorists are market anarchists or anarcho-capitalists (often former anarcho-capitalists) who have moved in the direction of rejecting participation in the political process in favor of more direct action in the form of economic secession and civil disobedience in general, with particular emphasis on making use of black or grey markets. Agorism could be viewed as a radicalized version of anarcho-capitalism, or a radicalized outcome of taking it in new directions. Agorists tend to be more closely associated with the traditional anarchist left than many anarcho-capitalists.

    Left-libertarian 100%
    Agorist 100%
    Anarcho-capitalist 92%
    "Small L" libertarian 83%
    Libertarian socialist 17%
    Minarchist 17%
    Geo-libertarian 0%
    Neo-libertarian 0%
    Paleo-libertarian 0%

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  3. You Scored as Left-libertarian
    Left-libertarians are libertarians that are more associated with the anti-authoritarian left than other libertarians. Left-libertarians can be minarchists, but many are anarchists who are in alliance with the anarchist left. Left-libertarians are more critical of conservatism and corporatism than most libertarians. They view libertarians in a hsitorical context that is interconnected with the history of the left.

    Left-libertarian
    92%
    "Small L" libertarian
    83%
    Minarchist
    83%
    Agorist
    67%
    Paleo-libertarian
    50%
    Anarcho-capitalist
    42%
    Geo-libertarian
    33%
    Libertarian socialist
    25%
    Neo-libertarian
    8%

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