Today, a friend asked me to retake the Political Compass questionnaire, and tell her where I fall and how my views have changed since the last time I took it.
Here are my results:
Economic Left/Right: 3.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.95Translation: I'm about as Right as Tony Blaire, but as Libertarian as Gandhi.
I think I might have moved right a little bit since the last time I took this, which was when I was in Seminary and hanging out with socialists all the time. However, I've always been just to the right of the Left/Right line, and way below the Fascism/Anarchism line.
My libertarianism has held pretty steady ever since college, and my Austrian Economics classes with Ivan Pongracic. I think it also comes from having a Dad whose main priority was to raise children who thought for themselves. That's a very libertarian ideal.
Part of my current disenchantment with the Republican Party is that it seems to be getting more and more authoritarian. Since I'm much farther below center than I am right of center (and my libertarianism holds steady while my economic principles shift around), I'm willing to accept the leftishness of the Democratic party, as long as they pretty much stay out of our bedrooms, our churches, and our board rooms.