If you haven’t already, please read the introduction post. That will give you context for this page.
So, let’s start out with some graphs, provided by The Political Compass site (which is handy for seeing where you fall and where the parties in your election fall (they stick to the UK General Election and the US Presidential Election and a few other large ones). It is probably an interesting read for people who care about politics, no matter where they fall on the compass.
Here’s the general chart, though you can find a more detailed explanation on the site:
Here’s one that shows where some historical figures fall:
And this red dot is me, per the results I got taking their test:
I know that political things are divisive, and I know that plenty of people I love don’t fall anywhere near where I fall. But here’s what’s behind all my answers, which I feel like those who disagree might at least not think is as horrific as they will find me after this post:
I believe in love and light. I believe that all of us, whether we are poor or rich, whether we own companies or scrape by, no matter our religion or class or any of that, ought to take care of and be good to each other. That people should be supported in becoming their best authentic selves. That nobody ought to go hungry or be homeless, that everybody ought to have the option of an education and a healthy life.
I do believe that there need to be some limits and that having someone(s) leading the whole thing makes sense. I’m not an anarchist. But I put people above corporations and individuality above conformity. Even if your individuality leads you to seem pretty normal.
For those loved ones who are in a very different part of the graph, don’t freak out. I’m the same person you loved and who loved you before you read that what you feared was true. I am definitely fiscally and socially liberal. And so, so not ashamed.
Cross-posted to the Not Ashamed section of my site (so that it’s all tidy).