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Essay / Political Ideology - 675
Everyone has their own set of ideas, concepts, and beliefs about how a government and a country should work. Everyone considers their own position “correct”. Fortunately, for a multicultural country like America, there is room for all opinions, and it is the fusion of these opinions that makes America the greatest country in the world. After completing the political compass test, I would describe my political ideology as slightly different. the libertarian is gone on the scales. However, I'm not far enough away to describe myself as fully liberal, especially since my numbers fall just below the center of the grid, with the numbers being Economic Left/Right: -1.25 and Social Libertarian/Authoritarian : -0.82. If someone compared my numbers to those in the examples, they would most closely match those of François Hollande, the French president. The main features of my ideology are the belief in limited government control, based solely on the constitution, a government that is maintained primarily for the defense of the country, but which should also be involved in other areas where the protection of the country is necessary. people are needed, such as regulating food quality and health care. Despite my belief that the current government is too big, I am categorically against anarchy. A country without any governing body would be in a constant state of chaos. Additionally, lower taxes, less government spending, strong family values, although not necessarily those of a "traditional" family, and a monetary system backed by gold or silver are also among my ideals. While I don't necessarily consider myself "socialist" or "liberal", many of my views - particularly those on the freedom to marry and the conservation of flying... middle of paper ... visual advertisements are filled of manifestly empty promises and slanderous accusations against all the other candidates. It is hard to believe that a political system or political party that spends more time, energy and money defaming the other party than trying to make things better for the population as a whole can be considered moral or humble. Indeed, in this diverse country. , there is no perfect or false belief; nevertheless, there are extremes at both ends. In the long term, everyone wants a favorable outcome on all issues; the dilemma arises when we cannot agree on the path to take to achieve that outcome. For me, an almost neutral position between liberalism and conservatism is the best solution. Works Cited Who is Ron Paul?. (nd). On ronpaul.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014 from http://www.ronpaul.com/who-is-ron-paul/