Am I Far Right?2 min read

Depends whom you ask. I consider myself a "compassionate conservative", but not far right.   But on the issues below, here’s my stances:

• Homosexuality – morally wrong, viewed as a developmental disorder, against gay marriage
• Abortion – against, except to save mother.  Not acceptable in rape/incest.  Acceptable in all cases before 4 weeks or so.
• Prayer in Schools – indifferent/against
• Limited Govt – for
• Gun Control – for
• Environmental Protection – for "scientific environmentalism" balanced with economic considerations
• Govt support of the arts – against
• Separation of church and state (value systems) – against
• Separation of church and state (power structures) – for
• Approach to sex ed – ABC (Abstain, Be Faithful, Contraception as last resort)
• Evolution as trustworthy explanation of origins – NOT

I took the following tests, with the following results:

1. World’s Shortest Political Test

• PERSONAL issues Score is 40% (more libertarian than statist)
• ECONOMIC issues Score is 80% (more conservative than liberal)

2. Political Compass

• Economic Left/Right: -1.00
• Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.38

Damn, that makes me left of center! Funny.

3. OkCupid Politics Test

• Social Liberal (63% permissive)
• Economic Moderate (56% permissive)
• You are best described as a: Centrist
• You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.

4. Moral Politics Test

• Your scored 0.5 on the Moral Order axis and
• – 3 on the Moral Rules axis
• System: Authoritarianism
• Variation: Moderate Authoritarianism
• Ideologies: Social Republicanism
• US Parties: No match.

5. Political Quiz Show

• My Score:  24 (just right of center)

So there you have it.  I’m just right of center socially, and slightly more libertarian than statist.