Liberal or Conservative?

[fuzzy]

Just curious.  No fighting please.

[MEGAߥTE]

As if you have to be one or the other.

[Markio]

I'm Consiberalative.

[Vidgmchtr]

There's more than two groups, you forgot Revolutionaries, Moderates, and Reactionaries.

I'd consider myself a moderate, though I really don't care, as I detest politics.

[Luigison]

Left (Liberal)
Liberals usually embrace freedom of choice in personal matters, but tend to support significant government control of the economy. They generally support a government-funded "safety net" to help the disadvantaged, and advocate strict regulation of business. Liberals tend to favor environmental regulations, defend civil liberties and free expression, support government action to promote equality, and tolerate diverse lifestyles.

Right (Conservative)
Conservatives tend to favor economic freedom, but frequently support laws to restrict personal behavior that violates "traditional values." They oppose excessive government control of business, while endorsing government action to defend morality and the traditional family structure. Conservatives usually support a strong military, oppose bureaucracy and high taxes, favor a free-market economy, and endorse strong law enforcement.

Libertarian
Libertarians support maximum liberty in both personal and economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; one that is limited to protecting individuals from coercion and violence. Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility, oppose government bureaucracy and taxes, promote private charity, tolerate diverse lifestyles, support the free market, and defend civil liberties.

Statist (Big Government)
Statists want government to have a great deal of power over the economy and individual behavior. They frequently doubt whether economic liberty and individual freedom are practical options in today's world. Statists tend to distrust the free market, support high taxes and centralized planning of the economy, oppose diverse lifestyles, and question the importance of civil liberties.

Centrist
Centrists espouse a "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention and sometimes support individual freedom of choice. Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind, tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.



I'm a Centrist.  I lean right, left, libertarian, or statist depending on the issue and/or test.  Speaking of test, there are many online that you can take if you are not sure where you fall.  If you want a real short one try http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html  There are many more indepth tests, but that's a good place to start.

[MechanicalMonarch]

I'm not left wing, or right wing.  I prefer to remain on the ground and watch birds run into each other.  So, I be closest to the central guys.

[Hirocon]

I'm a liberal.

[Insane Steve]

Of those, liberal is closer to my stance, but I'm most closely libertarian.

I think I was 90% personal, 80% economic.

[PaperLuigi]

EDIT: I took the test, and got conservative. Just as I thought.

[Koopaslaya]

I feel this is fairly accurate. I believe in very conservative ideas. I don't like the government getting too involved in everything. I think more power should be given to the local communities. Taxes and spendings should be cut. Social Security needs a reform (Age up to 70 or 75). Welfare should be imporved to force people to get jobs. Although, I do have a problem with medicare-- It is merely Sickcare. We need a reform to that so that it covers people regardless if they are sick.

[Vidgmchtr]

Even though I replied already, what the heck:



I sort of saw it coming. I chose "maybe" on every "economic matter".

[fuzzy]

I suppose I should ad those others too.

[The Chef]

I he be Centrist.

[goodie]

I was kind of surprised at that result. I always considered myself a conservative.

[G-Dawg]

I would call myself Conservative.