Response to Political Compass
Student 1
Hello Angelica
I believe we have shared perception towards economic and social dimensions as far as the political compass is concerned. Though your score in the economic dimension is relatively lower than mine, I believe that our shared view of politics and economic aspects of the country is anchored on the belief that human rights and economic development go hand in hand. Just like Mahatma Gandhi, freedom of individuals regardless of their race and walks of life is essential in attaining democracy in every government (Vallentyne, 2009). Again, from an economic perspective, the intervention of governments in regulating harmful corporate practices is essential and forms a formidable attribute in the development of humans (Vallentyne, 2009). In that regard, just like Gandhi, encouraging human rights and values as well as putting into perspective the societal values are essential promptly and push one to be a leftist as well as a libertarian from the social dimension perspective.
Reference
Vallentyne, P. (2009). Left-Libertarianism and liberty. Debates in Political Philosophy, 137-151.
Student 2
Hello Katlin
Though you have not indicated the scores as given by the political compass, I have to admit that we have seemingly convergent opinions regarding the essential economic and social dimensions. Several factors could have contributed to the leftist perspective and the libertarian view on the social values that an individual holds as far as governance is concerned. However, one underlying fact is that those attributes emanate from the need for freedom for all in various capacities as well as policing the corporations to prevent them from imposing harmful practices on individual citizens (Fried, 2004). Thus in left-libertarianism, government interventions are vital in improving social values and curbing the corporate vices while promoting the rights and freedoms of individual citizens from various tenets of the society.
Reference
Fried, B. H. (2004). Left-libertarianism: A review essay. Philosophy & Public Affairs, 32(1), 66-92.