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I'm not too sure about the accuracy of this one. I might be right-of-center in Australia, but I don't think I'm this far to the right:
http://www.ozpolitics.info/blog/index.php?page_id=206 Greens: 27.6% Australian Democrats: 45.6% Labor Party: 55.6% Family First: 68.1% Liberal Party: 75.9% National Party: 77.4% One Nation: 60.7% Your broad political orientation score is 47.4%, which equates to a ‘Right’ position Your economic policy score score is 98%. This equates to a ‘Far Right’ position Your social policy score is 58.6%. This equates to a ‘Right’ position Your traditional values score is 44.5%. This equates to a ‘Right’ position Negative scores, by the way, are left-wing. Do "right" and "left" mean something different in Australia than in America? I appreciate all replies. Thank you very much.
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For whatever reason, the (*)(*)(*)(*) test will not show my results. The so-called "validation" questions are missing, but it expects me to answer them in order to move on.
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Ah, figured it out.
My highest score was less than 66%, so it assumes I have disagreements with all the parties. It looks like I'm about tied between DEM and LIB... A lot of stuff is missing on my screen. Quote:
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You know, I'm still trying to figure out what the heck I am politically. Nearly every test puts me right-of-center, but I usually find myself on the Left in most debates. Sometimes I think I'm some kind of conservative that isn't popular on this site and gets dismissed as "liberal" and sometimes I think I'm basically a liberal who happens to recognize the effectiveness of capitalism. What do you think, JavaBlack?
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Depends on the day. Depends on the issue.
Overall I'd consider you more of a populist, even if one that recognizes the value of the free market in most cases. Either that or something akin to a Southwestern Democrat... a family values liberal?
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For another thing, quite often you must really drink the kool-aid to be considered on the Right TM, it seems. The Left TM is a bit more accepting of whoever will back them these days. Probably desperation... and this sit doesn't keep many of the KOs crowd who think anyone to the right of Che Guevera is a right-winger.
Right-wingedness seems to be an attitude more than a political philosophy. If you question the attitudes, you are figured to be on the left. Question the policies all you like to an extent... but by God if you question the attitude, you're getting into sacred terriories. But that said, I don't think you fit so comfortably in either the left or right. I seem to be a British Lib Dem living in America...
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You're insightful as always. Perhaps I should examine my motives for my views. On abortion, I'm 100% pro-life as a matter of logical consistency in upholding the life ethic. My absolute opposition to the death penalty and my opposition to most wars are based on the same ethic. I'm pro-immigrant both because I see immigration as economically beneficial to all concerned and because I don't want to see xenophobia written into law. I'm against affirmative action because I think it is counterproductive, but I support gay marriage and adoption because I think that only harmful lifestyles should have legally inferior status, and homosexuality isn't harmful. I'm against gun control because gun rights are vital to preventing the possibility of a totalitarian government. I support laws against drugs, prostitution and pornography primarily to make moral statements, since I realize those evils aren't going away. I consider any political censorship a road to tyranny, though.
On fiscal issues, I support cutting government spending by about 50% (albeit gradually), both because I oppose deficit spending as an unjust tax on future generations and because I think aid programs should be targeted to those who need them most by using block grants to efficient private charities. I also oppose guaranteed handouts such as Social Security and Medicare, but I support aiding the poor as a general rule. I tend to favor deregulation of business (for economic reasons) except on two issues. I support nationalizing arms production to prevent a profit motive for warfare, and for the same reason I support mandatory conversion to alternative energy, since I think that destructive and counterproductive American hawkishness in the Middle East is inevitable until we are independent of the region's energy. I'm against campaign finance reform on the grounds that it is basically a way for the current government to regulate the representation of the government in the future and thus is undemocratic. I also support moving towards a flat tax to eliminate disincentives, but I reluctantly support the minimum wage as a means of preventing unskilled workers from thinking that there is no point in seeking employment. Is there some common motive- perhaps even an unconscious one- that leads me to take these seemingly disparate stances?
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The common motive seems to be a more populist one. You put both life and economic efficiency ahead of liberty, but believe that all things which do not get in the way of those are fine. Your life ethic is above economic efficiency in that you are willing to break with efficiency to preserve life, which seperates you from fascist-types and the far, far right.
The irony is that you are likely to support a lot of libertarian policies all the while disagreeing on the fundamentals of their philosophy which puts liberty above life and efficiency. Your attitudes seem more in line with conservative Democrats and religious conservatives... but you're more interested in seeking information that challenges your preconceived notions, leading you to some dramatic differences.
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What exactly is a conservative Democrat? What the words bring to my mind is a Democrat who supports the war in Iraq and the Patriot Act, both of which I oppose. I really do have the same ideals I had when I joined the site. Just add a strong measure of capitalism to my former religious socialism/liberal populism and you have my current ideology. I don't know whether any party or caucus agrees with that ideology, though.
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