Explain to me the political compass. What does left-right mean? What does the authoritarian-libertarian line represent?

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[–]IamCleaver[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

So, according to your model, can you be both communal and hierarchical without being libertarian?

[–]VulptexVoluntaryist 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

Yes, that would place you at the bottom and in the middle.

[–]IamCleaver[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

Which was exactly where I ended up... BTW, what do you mean by hierarchical?

[–]VulptexVoluntaryist 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Not quite. You were in the middle of the right side, not the whole authoritarian side ;)

[–]IamCleaver[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

True. Are you saying the bottom part is "authoritarian"? What does that mean?

[–]VulptexVoluntaryist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Authoritarian=government or collective conttol over personal freedom

[–]IamCleaver[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Ok, fair enough. I like that.)

[–]IamCleaver[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

BTW, what do you mean by hierarchical

[–]VulptexVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well-defined power structures and strong authority. Certain people and groups dominate others. The left is the same, except for forced equality instead (or inequality when they start going for minority supremacy).