Political Ideology

Everyone has their own set of ideas, concepts and beliefs about how a government and a country should operate. Each person considers their own position to be “correct”. Fortunately, for a multicultural country such as America, there is room for every opinion, and it is the fusion of those opinions that make America the greatest country on earth.

After completing the Political Compass test, I would describe my political ideology as slightly to the libertarian left on the scale. However, I am not so far left as to describe myself as totally liberal, more so my numbers fall just short of the center of the grid, with the numbers being Economic Left/Right: -1.25 and Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.82. If someone were to compare my numbers to those on the examples, they would most closely match those of François Hollande, the French President. The chief traits of my ideology are the belief in a limited amount of government control, based solely on the constitution, a government which is maintained mainly for defense of the country, yet it would also be necessary be involved in other areas where protection of the people is required, such as regulation of food quality and health care. Despite my conviction that the current government is too large, I am adamantly against anarchy. A country without any governing body would be in a constant chaotic state. Furthermore, lower taxes, less government spending, strong family values, albeit not necessarily those of a “traditional” family, and a monetary system which is backed by gold or silver are also included in my ideals. While I do not necessarily consider myself “socialist” or “liberal”, many of my views – particularly those about freedom to marry, and conservation of the plane...

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...vision advertisements are filled with blatantly empty promises and slanderous accusations towards every other candidate. It is difficult to believe that any political system or political party that spends more time, energy and money to spread defamation about the other party than trying to better things for the whole population can be considered either moral or humble.

Indeed, in this diverse country, there is no flawless right or wrong belief; nevertheless, there are extremes on both ends. In the long run, everyone wants a favorable outcome on all issues; the dilemma arises when we cannot agree on which road to take to reach that outcome. For me, a position almost dead center between liberalism and conservatism is the best fit.

Works Cited

Who is Ron Paul?. (n.d.). In ronpaul.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014, from

http://www.ronpaul.com/who-is-ron-paul/