being anti-war would not be considered as being right wing on the political compass's left-right scale which is only about economic policy
labour ending up to the right of the lib dems on economic policy is also laughable
that stuff is covered by the left-right scale rather than the lib-authoritarian scale though
separating economic policy from everything else is the entire point of describing politics as having two dimensions
Economic policy is often the backbone of a political party, it's a huge building block for how your manifesto is going to be funded/supported and carried out. From taxes to business regulation to where your money is going to be spent and how.
It's not about separating economic policy, but accepting the definitions of authoritarianism when applied to economics.
Obviously, when it's applied to social issues it's a different conversation. From who the state is going to have powers to arrest to who the state wants to spy on with things like the porn bills, snooping charters and so on. The Tories are huge authoritarians when it comes to social issues, but fall more in-line with the Republicans when it comes to tax cutting and favouring businesses over people.
Why do you think I get described as authoritarian or leaning towards authoritarianism? When all my answers are weighted I'm routinely stating the Government should be involved in business regulation, taxing Google/Apple/Amazon correctly, going after offshore tax havens, scaling a tax system to earnings and then I also see value in the state having a benefits system, an NHS, public transport, public social care and so on. I want the state heavily involved and having many powers.
But because when it comes to authoritarianism around privacy, free speech, prisons and the legal system, the death penalty and so on, those areas balance me out to be somewhat libertarian. Obviously on this forum that's enough to declare someone as alt-right, a Nazi or secretly right-wing. You know me well and you like others on this forum know I've had some labels thrown at me I just have to laugh at. Because I think some of the UK's arrests over speech as too authoritarian doesn't mean I endorse and hold hands with some of the people jailed or arrested. It means I prefer society to have a bit of responsibility for handling the consequences for saying mean or shitty things over instantly turning to the Government and legal system.
That kind of reductionism when it comes to politics is tiring, brain dead and often comes across like Charlie's first Modern Studies or political class in high-school. Much like blanket calling people alt-right or Nazi's just because you don't like them. I'd rather identify them correctly politically and then the personal or moral judgements followed by ire, swearing or hate or whatever you want to say to express yourself on someone.
Incorrectly identifying people politically is something that's being weaponized against the left somewhat successfully with what are genuine assholes spreading messages that the left simply thinks anyone not 100% towing the line is a Nazi. It's not helping at times. The left isn't a hivemind, nor is it a black/white collective. Lots of people exist on this side with some variation, and not being 100% pure doesn't make someone alt-right or an alt-right sympathizer.
