2026-03-25
Use the political compass with three axes, not one or two.
Disclaimer
- Quick Note
- target audience - anyone who wants to discuss political science or their pet ideology with me
Main
- This is obvious to me at this point, but not to many others.
- Please use the three axis political compass:
- economic left versus right - free markets govern the economy versus central planners govern the economy
- social left versus right - individuals govern social life, versus marriages, communities, nations govern social life
- political libertarian versus authoritarian - individuals govern the use of violence, versus centralised authorities govern the use of violence
- See also: Vitalik Buterin on Balance of Power
- I am aware most political positions cannot simply fitted into this compass cleanly.
- Using a political compass with less axes than this is inherently worse.
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