• Ajen@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Which is unfortunate, because using 2 dimensions to describe political ideology is much more informative than using just one (left VS right).

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      2 months ago

      Vast government structures that encompass the lives of hundreds of millions of people can’t be put on a single page. We shouldn’t focus on political identity. We should focus on what works.

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        2 months ago

        Are you saying it’s better to use one dimension to describe political ideology than 2 dimensions? Because that’s all I’m comparing. I’m not saying the political compass is perfect, I’m saying it’s better than “left VS right.”

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            I didn’t say they could be. But graphs can be helpful in understanding certain aspects of those systems/ideas.

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              I suppose my nitpick is that it simplifies things so much that it obfuscates what we’re actually discussing a lot of the time.

              It becomes an argument of this vs that instead of what do we have to do to achieve common shared goals.

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                I disagree, I think having a common frame of reference is useful in discussing opposing viewpoints.