From: rab@well.sf.ca.us (Bob Bickford)
Subject: Re: Media bias
Summary: nolan chart for political measurements
Keywords: bias
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 00:09:32 GMT

In article <423@milestn.UUCP> marc@milestn.UUCP (Marc Rassbach) writes:
>In article <BrGGnL.F1E@well.sf.ca.us>,
     rab@well.sf.ca.us (Bob Bickford) writes:
>>While I found the referenced article in general excellent, I have to
>same here....that's why....
>>I say they're both wrong, and that the center in the US is at 30,30 on
>>a two-dimensional chart such as the modified Nolan chart.  However, it
>
>For those of us who havn't seen this Nolan chart, can you ascii-fy
>it and post it?
>
>We've got a nice thread here, let's keep it.
>
>-- 
>Marc Rassbach     marcr@studsys.mscs.mu.edu   If you take my advice, that
>MS-DOS - it's not   marc@milestn.mil.wi.us    is your problem, not mine!
>my problem!     If it was said on UseNet, it must be true.
>   Unix - It's a nice place to live, but you don't want to visit there.


Okay, since this is the third or fourth request for this, I'll here
include the ASCII version of said chart along with the typical
questions that go with it.  For those who have seen this before, I'm
sure that your 'j' key is still working just fine.    ;-)

-------------begin /well/info/liberty/nolan------------------------
The "World's Smallest Political Quiz" based on the Nolan Chart

  Okay, the way this works is that you try to figure out whether you
agree with each statement, disagree with it, or feel that you either
need more information or that the answer is sometimes yes and sometimes
no.  If you say "Yes", score 20 points; if you say "Maybe" score 10
points; and if you say "No" score 0 points.  (There are *no* "wrong"
answers here: the right answer is _how_YOU_feel_!)  There are ten
statements; the first five deal with personal issues, and the second
five with economic issues.  Total your score for each group of five,
and then follow the directions that are listed after the questions.



Self-government quiz:
---------------------------------------------------------------
[Personal Self-Government]
o    Military service should be voluntary.  No draft.          Y   M   N
o    Govt. should not own or control TV or the press.          Y   M   N
o    Repeal regulations on sex by consenting adults.           Y   M   N
o    Drug laws do more harm than good.  Repeal them.           Y   M   N
o    Let people immigrate and emigrate freely.                 Y   M   N
                                                              |__________|
---------------------------------------------------------------
[Economic Self-Government]
o    Farmers should farm without quotas or subsidies.          Y   M   N
o    People are better off with free trade than with tariffs.  Y   M   N
o    Minimum wage laws eliminate jobs.  Repeal them.           Y   M   N
o    End taxes.  Pay for services voluntarily.                 Y   M   N
o    Europeans & Japanese should pay their own defense.        Y   M   N
                                                              |__________|

(Add up your scores: 20 for each 'Y', 10 for each 'M'.)



At this point, you should have two numbers that are somewhere between
0 and 100 (inclusive).  Now, use the chart below: find your "Personal
Self-Government" score on the left side, and follow the dots up and
right (draw an imaginary line).  Then, find your "Economic Self-Government"
score on the right side, and follow the dots up and left (draw another
imaginary line).  Where the lines cross is YOUR "political identity".


                                .             LIB = Libertarian
                              ./ \.           CON = Conservative (Right)
                            ./  .  \.         CEN = Centrist
                          ./  .   .  \.       LEF = Liberal (Left)
                        ./  .   .   .  \.     AUT = Authoritarian
                      ./  .   .LIB.   .  \.
                    ./ \.   .   .   .   ./ \.
                  ./  .  \.___.___.___./  .  \.
                ./  .   . ! .   .   . ! .   .  \.
              ./  .   .   !   .   .   !   .   .  \.
            ./  .   .   . ! .   .   . ! .   .   .  \.
         100 \.   .LEF.   !   .CEN.   !   .CON.   ./ 100
            90 \.   .   . ! .   .   . ! .   .   ./ 90
              80 \.   .   !___.___.___!   .   ./ 80
                70 \.   ./  .   .   .  \.   ./ 70
                  60 \./  .   .   .   .  \./ 60
        Personal    50 \.   .   .   .   ./ 50    Economic
     Self-Governor    40 \.   .AUT.   ./ 40    Self-Governor
               Score    30 \.   .   ./ 30    Score
                          20 \.   ./ 20
                            10 \./ 10
                              0   0

  For example, a Republican's policies would score 20 - 30 on the
"Personal" side and 70 - 80 on the "Economic" side.  The Democrat's
policies would have similar scores, but swapped.  A Communist would
score (at most) between 20 and 30 on both, while a Libertarian (or
classical liberal) would score (at least) between 70 and 80 on both.
Obviously, a Centrist would score near 50 on both.

[Examples: M.Thatcher (conservative); F.D.Roosevelt (liberal);
Henry David Thoreau and/or Thomas Jefferson (libertarian);
Stalin, Hitler, LaRouche, Deng Xiaoping (authoritarians).]

Bonus insight: take this quiz for any politician!

[thanks to Advocates for Self-Government (209)292-1776 for the questions!]

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