where do you stand on the socialist spectrum? i’ll start: my socialist views are a fusion of market socialism, welfarism, georgism and left-libertarianism - i took the leftvalues quiz (as shown in the photo attached in this post), and i got “centrist marxism”. you DON’T have to take the quiz though.
EDIT: i just added the link
okay, i just had to do that leftvalues quiz again, i’ll talk about what i think about the questions you listed (in no fixed order):
Q: ‘Local planners, rather than national planners, are more efficient at running a planned economy.’
A: i prefer national planners - neutral/unsure.
Q: ‘It is acceptable for humanity to suffer to some notable extent in order to preserve the natural ecosystem.’
A: maybe, maybe not - for the most part, we should work together to help our environment - neutral/unsure.
Q: ‘Society is chiefly driven by individuals and ideas.’
A: fascism is NOT even an idea, but a very violent individualist ideology that resulted in the mass murder of millions of people in the Holocaust, one of the most tragic events that has ever happened in history. that said, society is actually driven by collective work - neutral/unsure.
Q: ‘The negative consequences of a revolution generally outweigh the advantages.’
A: after the october revolution, russia did recover under socialism and such - neutral/unsure.
Q: ‘Any socialist country should be dedicated to exporting their ideology abroad.’
A: amen to that - strongly agree.
Q: ‘Industrialized farming practices must be abolished even if it leads to lower outputs.’
A: farming is an important part of a socialist society, as long as it’s NOT industrialized completely - neutral/unsure.
Q: ‘A highly centralized planned economy is not socialism but rather state capitalism.’
A: some people considered china and vietnam among other socialist/communist countries to be ‘state capitalist’, me included. i think china’s economy is technically state capitalist because much of the economy goes to the state through state-owned enterprise - agree.
Q: ‘Bureaucracy and inefficiency are always inherent in centrally planned economies.’
A: maybe a participatory economic system, perhaps? agree.
Q: ‘Socialist organizations are generally better off when organized loosely and decentrally.’
A: some should be decentralized, some should not - agree.
Q: ‘A centrally planned economy based around computers is a concept worth investigating.’
A: chile’s cybersyn comes to mind - strongly agree.
Q: Marriage is a patriarchal social construct that should be phased out.
A: marry who you want, as long as you’re both consenting adults - neutral/unsure.
Q: Prisons are oppressive and antiquated institutions that need to be abolished.
A: prisons should be for rehabiliative justice - neutral/unsure.
Q: Measures to address environmental issues are unacceptable if they result in significant decreases in production and quality of life.
A: no comment - neutral/unsure.
Q: Some small scale destruction of nature is acceptable if it notably benefits humanity.
A: no comment - neutral/unsure.
still got “centrist marxism”.
revolution vs. reform: very conflicted - i think socialism starts at the ballot, but if NOT the ballot, then we all must reluctantly use force.
scientific or utopian?: sort of a cross.
central or decentral: who cares if it’s decentralized or NOT? everyone should have their own say in a socialist government.
international or national: international revolutions are the way to go.
party or union?: both!
production or nature: protecting our environment should be an essential step to a socialist country.
conservative or progressive: progressive. seriously!