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

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[–]VulptexVoluntaryist 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Thank you, but it could still use some improvement. The interface kinda sucks and the questions aren't well-designed.

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

Not all answers were mutually excusive. Sometimes I had a hard time picking an answer when two answers seemed to fit.

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

Some of them are stronger or more moderate variations of the same answer.

[–]IamCleaver[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It was hard to tell which one is which.