Conservative

You think stability is important for a society. You feel that change for its own sake is foolish and that political changes need to be limited to those things that are demonstrably necessary. The traditional institutions of society have stood the test of time and work better than untested proposals. The most important institution is the family which you consider to be the fundamental unit of society.

Another institution you value is government and you recognize parliamentary democracy as a useful way of ensuring that only incremental change occurs. You are likely to embrace traditional culture. You tend to prefer a predominantly free-market economy but only to the extent that it can be accommodated by traditional culture – some of the products of a free-market like advertising and conspicuous consumption are too crass for your liking.

Conservatism has influenced establishmentarian and moderate and communitarian politics. If any of this is too bland for you then try the ultra-conservative on for size.

Scores: Stability (51-85%) Liberty (0-50%) Equality (0-50%)