Political Compass Analysis in assessing you political side PDF

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Using the political Compass, you can assess your political side. In this essay, I am a left-libertarian....

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Assignment No. 2 According to the political compass, I am a left-libertarian with -1.88 in economic and -4.1 in social. I somehow agree with this result because I have a progressive view that promotes that personal freedom should be maximized. I favor the idea of displacing government authority and control over people's populace. For me, equality is of the utmost importance. I have a firm stand on building an egalitarian society, and I think that the government should play a significant role in people's lives. I believe that the government gives more taxes to the wealthy people and business tycoons and gives more funds to the welfare of the poor people. This will also be an excellent opportunity for the government as they collect the wealthy people's taxes during significant economic times; they can save it and spend this money when the state's economy is in recession. I also believe that I am in the left quadrant, as my viewpoint mostly favors social change or reform. Just like disagreeing that abortion is immoral, if the woman chose and believes that she is not yet ready or does not want to have a child, it will always be her choice. I am also firm on standing for the rights of the LGBTQ community as I support same-sex marriage at giving them a complete chance to adopt a child if the couple has proven that they have a stable and good living that can support the needs and the rights of the child. Being a left-libertarian appears to be about right to me. I want the government to intervene when necessary, but not otherwise. Also, I'm concerned about civil liberties and economic competition — using the government to make competition fair and intervene carefully and strategically, but acknowledging that the market isn't always the best way to distribute goods and services like health care. My point here is that, in the vast majority of cases in which someone protests to their place on the political compass, it is not the political compass that is at fault, at least in my experience. It is the gap between that person's view of their political position, which is, of course, subjective, and the reality of how that position relates to the rest of the world.

People appreciate labels and group identifiers. But, whether due to ignorance or aspiration, the labels people ascribe to themselves frequently do not represent reality. Not all beliefs, laws, political parties, or media sources can be cleanly labeled as left or right, as most of them will incorporate both components. Even those who identify as left-wing or right will frequently favor one or two concepts from the opposing side of the spectrum. This is a positive thing because by avoiding tight labels regarding our political identity and keeping openminded, we can prevent overly simplistic outlooks and judge political parties and their policies on their own merits....