March 16, 2003
Well, here goes. I'd just
Well, here goes. I'd just about sworn off these tests when one of them called me a 'hate-monger', and the test was roundly criticized by other bloggers, including susan b. Lilac Rose. Saw some with more realistic answers, so decided to take this one, thinking in advance that I'd come up with Ronald Reagan. To my surprise, my result was.....
Libertarian - You believe that the main use for
government is for some people to lord it over
others at their expense. You maintain that the
government should be as small as possible, and
that civil liberties, "victimless
crimes", and gun ownership should be basic
rights. You probably are OK with capitalism.
Your historical role model is Thomas Jefferson.
Which political sterotype are you?
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Must have been the answers regarding guns (an enemy has commited an act of terrorism, how do you handle it? ...just let have everyone have a gun...), but seriously, a while back, I discussed my reservations with modern-day libertarianism--that many people who claim the label seem to be rather selective for whom they claim unalienable rights, for instance, denying the unalienable right to life to the unborn. In a previous test, "Which Founding Father am I?", I discovered I was Alexander Hamilton. While I have great respect for Jefferson, agreeing with George Will's calling him the Man of the Millenium (the one just past, so long ago now), I think Hamilton's establishment of capitalism, and financial institutions in this country which facilitate commerce, have done more good practically speaking. Indeed, looking at Hamilton's philosophy has shown me that economic freedom is the foundation of other freedoms. Take away the right to productive work, and the freedom to act in one's self-interest, and you take away a person's soul. Hamilton and Jefferson may have disliked each other personally, but each had a great love and respect for unalienable rights, those we are endowed with by our Creator.
Posted by joelfuhrmann at March 16, 2003 04:56 PM