Example Of Political Compass

The political compass represents the people’s political views based on two separate and individual axes: economic and social. The economic axis is a left to right line that evaluates an individual’s stance on how the economy should run. The left side of the economic axis defines one’s desire to have an economy be totally controlled or be managed by a cooperative collective organization. For example, Mao Tse Tung is someone who is committed to a total controlled economy and his views would be on the left side of the economic axis. The right side of the economic axis defines one’s desire to have a free market economy or managed by competing individuals and organizations. For example, General Pinochet is someone who is committed to a free market

economy and his views would be on the right side of the economic axis. The social axis is an Authoritarian-Libertarian line that determines an individual’s political stance in a social viewpoint. The authoritarian side of the social axis defines one’s belief that authority and tradition should be followed or have some form of government that has a strong central power and limits one’s political freedom. The libertarian side of the social axis defines one’s belief that personal freedom should be exploited more and emphasize on individual judgment, self-rights, freedom of choice, etc. An example of an authoritarian would be Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea whereas a libertarian would be Thomas Jefferson, the founding father and the third president of the United States.