What's Your Political Ideology?

Welcome to the quiz! You will answer 34 questions which, taken together, will determine which political ideology you most fit within! Do your best, and remember, you are picking the answers you MOST agree with, not necessarily your exact views!

The questions weigh whether you are more Idealist or Materialist, Capitalist or Leftist, and Conservative or Progressive. Once you answer them, you will see which political ideology is closest to yours!

Created by: Nobody's Driving

Has human nature always been the same, or has human nature always been shaped by its surroundings?
- Human nature is constant and inherent
- Human nature is shaped by its surroundings
- Neither
Do women and men have inherently different natures?
- Men and women are biologically pre-determined toward difference
- Men and women are the exact same
- Men and women aren't inherently different, but their differences are socially constructed
How should the means of production (i.e. factories, tools, land) be managed or owned?
- They should be privately owned
- They should be owned by the workers who use them, or the communities who rely on them
- They should be democratically managed by society as a whole
- They should be owned by the state
- They should mostly be privately owned, with some state or worker owned production
Does one's place in society, better or worse, come from how skilled or hard-working one is?
- Yes, wealth comes from hard work
- No, mostly because many people are historically disadvantaged
- Yes, in most cases, though there are exceptions
- No, because the capitalist class exploits the working class, enriching themselves off of their labor
Is going to work a voluntary choice?
- Yes, if you don't like who you work for you can work for someone else or start your own business
- No, people are forced to sell their labor because they have no means of directly living off the fruits of their own labor
Is there such thing as an objective, material reality? Or is the mind the only thing one can know exists for sure?
- There is an objective reality
- The only thing one can have total faith in is one's own mind
Is history more shaped by material circumstances or by ideas?
- Material circumstances
- Ideas
Does productivity tend to benefit society as a whole?
- Yes, almost always
- No, almost never
- Yes, when managed correctly
- Yes, and we should focus on increasing productivity instead of funding social programs, since productivity is much better for social welfare
What do you think of the LGBTQ community?
- I fully support the LGBTQ community, and we must continue to fight for their rights
- I support the LGBTQ community, but they have become too easily offended and entitled
- The LGBTQ community already has equality in society
- I am against the LGBTQ community
What do you think of feminism?
- First and second wave feminism were good, but women are already equal, and now third wave feminists are going to far
- Feminism is harmful to society, women and men are naturally different. If women want to be like men, they shouldn't be whining about being treated worse
- Feminism is good, but it must focus on how patriarchy exploits the labor of women, and how femininity is constructed by society, rather than focusing on liberal ends like having more woman soldiers
- Feminism is good, we need women to have the same rights as men, like being in the military
Is it more important for society to be stable, regardless of injustice, in order to prevent against violent upheaval?
- Revolutionary change is essential in response to injustice, even if temporary instability results
- It is essential for society to be stable, we should not push anything too extreme even if there is injustice
- People have the right to resist injustice, but they must try to do so within the framework of stability
Is it usually more mature to respect authority figures?
- Yes, almost always
- Yes, when they deserve it
- No
Should private property (property used to generate profit, i.e. the ownership of land, buildings, tools, factories, apartments, concepts, etc) exist? (Important: Do not confuse with personal property, i.e. what one uses in everyday use like a house, car, phone, clothing, etc)
- Yes, those who worked hard to earn their private property deserve it
- No, private property is harmful to society and deprives people from necessities
- Yes, but private property should be regulated, and some common or publicly owned property should exist
When production is put toward the end of generating profit, does it naturally tend toward benefiting society?
- Yes
- Sometimes, though it needs government regulation to keep it on that track
- No, it leads to exploitation
- No, it leads to a materialistic society which rejects tradition
What do you think is the purpose of the government, or what should it be used for?
- The government exists to protect private property and other natural rights
- The government exists to maintain order and protect society from mob rule
- The government exists to enforce the interests of the ruling class and defend their property
- The government exists to promote and protect social justice and wellbeing
- The government exists to enforce the interests of the ruling class and defend their property, although the exploited class seizing state power is necessary to destroy the ruling class, after which the state will wither away
Should the government interfere in global affairs?
- Yes, it's necessary to spread democracy and/or to preserve order
- No, we should mind our own affairs
- Only in extreme cases such as genocide
- When capitalist states interfere in global affairs, it leads to imperialism. Socialist states should interfere in order to defend against this imperialism
- The government should not exist whatsoever
Should immigration be restricted?
- Yes, it is necessary to protect our jobs and keep taxes from rising
- Only somewhat, immigrants should be given a path to citizenship. They make our country great.
- Yes, we must keep criminal foreigners from corrupting our country, destroying our culture and replacing us
- No, borders should be abolished. Freedom of movement is essential.
Do you think a market economy is the best economic model available for society?
- Yes, the free market self-regulates and naturally tends toward what is best for society
- Yes, but it needs to be regulated, free markets don't always naturally tend toward what's best for society
- A mixed economy, with private AND state ownership, is better than a full market economy
- Market economies should not exist whatsoever, society as a whole should democratically control the economy
- No, an international market economy undermines our national self-reliance
Is racism a major issue today?
- Yes, we must actively combat it
- No, racism is over
- Yes, but there's no use in trying to fix it, it will always exist
- Yes, but people blow it out of proportion
What are your thoughts on the police?
- The police are necessary to maintain social order and prevent mob rule, AND people are exaggerating when they talk about police brutality or racism
- The police are necessary to maintain social order and prevent mob rule, but they should be reformed to deal with police brutality and racism
- The police are necessary to maintain social order and prevent mob rule, AND there are absolutely no issues with them
- The police are necessary to maintain social order and prevent mob rule. There are some issues with the police, but it isn't a race issue.
- The police, as an institution of the ruling class, should be abolished entirely
Are people entitled to basic necessities?
- No, there's no such thing as a free lunch
- Yes, the government should provide welfare for those who are down and out
- Yes, the government should provide a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for all its citizens
- Ideally, yes, but to try to provide them to everyone in reality wouldn't work
- Yes, it is a social crime that people go hungry while food is plenty. Resources and production should be used to provide for the means of all
Should the government enact/increase gun control?
- Yes, in fact, guns should be totally banned
- No, guns are necessary to protect ourselves against criminals and/or tyranny
- Yes, but the right to bear arms must be protected
- No, the working class must be armed to defend its interests
- Guns should only be banned for domestic abusers, and should otherwise be unrestricted
Is democracy better or worse as a means of organizing society? What system of democracy would be best?
- Democracy is better, representative democracy is best
- Democracy is better, direct democracy is best
- Democracy is better, participatory democracy (i.e. people create policies, elect delegates to enforce policies) is best
- Democracy is worse, the people are too stupid to be trusted
Which is most beneficial, keeping things as they are, returning to how things were in the past, reforming our current conditions, or waging a revolution against our current system?
- Things should be mostly kept as they are
- Things should mostly be returned to how they used to be
- Things should be mostly reformed
- Things should be radically changed
What is freedom?
- Freedom is the protection of natural rights by the government
- Freedom is the right to do whatever doesn't harm others
- Freedom is to have all of one's needs met, with the free development of all secured in that
- The right to free exchange of commodities
Is there a major conflict in society? If so, where is it?
- Yes, it is mostly between the races, and this is natural
- Yes, it is mostly between the races, and this racism must be fought
- Yes, it is mostly between progressive and conservative elements
- Yes, it is mostly between the young and the old
- Yes, it is between the working class and the capitalist class
- No, society does not have any major conflict
Are people naturally drawn towards others within their race?
- Yes, this is a good thing
- Yes, but this is a bad thing
- No, race is a social construct. It is more that people are drawn toward familiar communities.
Are labor unions better or worse for society?
- Labor unions are better for society, they ensure that people receive a fair wage
- Labor unions are worse for society, they drive up costs and force companies to outsource
- Labor unions do improve the conditions of the working class, but we must go beyond them toward radical ends
- Labor unions are better for society, and should be the vehicle through which production is democratically managed
Should the government provide healthcare and college, free of charge, to all?
- Yes
- No, this would promote entitlement and laziness and would drive up taxes
- In an ideal world, yes, but in reality, it would cost too much
- No, the government should not exist. The community should provide free healthcare and college, however
What is capitalism?
- The voluntary exchange of commodities, AKA the market
- The exploitation of labor by means of extracting surplus value from the labor of the working class
- A materialistic system which destroys traditional values and our nation
Is freedom of speech being infringed upon?
- Yes, the radical left wants to censor everyone they disagree with
- No, it is necessary to censor hate speech
- No, de-platforming hateful speakers is not censorship
- No, private entities have no obligation to let you say whatever you want
Is modern day society too sensitive?
- Yes, people are offended by everything now
- Yes, although some issues do need to be addressed, like racism, although they are exaggerated
- No
What are your thoughts on taxes?
- Taxes are a necessary evil, though they should be kept low
- Taxation is theft
- Taxes are good, they should be raised to fund all the great programs the government provides
- Taxes should be used by a socialist state to destroy the capitalist class
- The government should be abolished, therefore destroying taxes
What do you think of global warming?
- It's a myth
- It's real, but isn't manmade
- It's real, and we should fight it by taxing carbon and subsidizing renewable energy
- It's real, and it is inherent to the capitalist system. In order to combat it, we must abolish capitalism.
- It's real, and the government should nationalize the fossil fuel industry to combat it.

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