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Progressive vs Traditional

Should society keep changing, or hold on to what it has?

Covers the issues usually called the culture war: LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, historic statues, family values. It is one of the four axes used for your ideology match.

Progressive

Society should keep changing to become fairer, and traditions have no value just because they are old.

Statements that score Progressive

  • “We should pay reparations for the descendants of slaves.”
  • “I support the LGBTQ+ movement.”
  • “I support the BLM movement.”

Traditional

Customs, family values and inherited culture hold society together and should be protected from rapid change.

Statements that score Traditional

  • “The Enlightenment should never have happened.”
  • “Sex before marriage is immoral.”
  • “To chase progress at all costs is dangerous.”

Result labels

Your score is the percentage toward Progressive. The label shown on your result depends on which band it falls in.

  1. 91-100%Revolutionary
  2. 76-90%Culturally Left
  3. 61-75%Progressive
  4. 40-60%Moderate
  5. 25-39%Conservative
  6. 10-24%Traditionalist
  7. 0-9%Reactionary

Where do you land on culture?

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