I've done a couple of these quizzes now and I always seem to end up in roughly same place - centre right with libertarian leanings. Which is probably exactly where I want to be. A lot of issue's I'm neutral on and there were only a couple of issues I took a strong stance on.
My philosophy is continually evolving, but lately I've been thinking that society wouldn't need as many rules or big government if people did the right thing. Personal responsibility, personal freedom, and tolerance is the best way to foster a social conscious - all of which tend to be centre-right philosophy. I think compassion, the most noble of human qualities, is less likely to be born out of a nanny state where it's always someone else's responsibility, always someone else's problem.
In saying that, one has to be realistic. People won’t develop a social consciousness if they have to worry about putting food on the table. And then there’s greed. So that is why I believe in a progressive tax structure – which one could argue is socialism. The left is also good at promoting tolerance and social inclusion. New Zealand is fortunate that the current and former leaders of the National party have been socially liberal; John Key and Don Brash.
To sum up, government should set the rules to allow everyone to stand on their own two feet and then leave it up to us.
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