Libertarians=individual" @Waffle Fries:
WAITAMINUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Structurally, that chart cannot exist as it is drawn! This may be simply a question of semantics, since JohnnyO is British, but in American parlance, "Libertarian" is not the antithesis of "Authoritarian"..."Liberal" is. There is no such thing as a liberal Libertarian.
I didn't look at the chart yesterday, because my ideology prevented me from answering the very first question. But the whole philosophy of the liberal pivots around the concept of collectivism. The philosophy of the libertarian pivots around the concept of individualism. "
Authoritarian=group
Right=conservative
Left=Liberal
There is actually a difference between the two sets of beliefs but your right in that it is more a British way to look at things. Just because you are a liberal does not mean you are a authoritarian.
I've always considered myself to be a conservative liberal or a liberal libertarian. Politics are not always black and white.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_compass
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