Political Indentity
... absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; autocratic government; dominant rulers; a tyrannical government. Whereas, Libertarians hold the idea that it is wrong for any person or group of people to force against any other person or group. Thus, the only proper way people can gain happiness and peace is on the basis of a joint agreement and settlement. #5) Contrast Hitler and Gandhi. Hitler Gandhi * Authoritarian *Was the President of Germany, founder and leader of the Nazi party. * Was the Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces * Believed he was the absolute ruler, and the whole nation must be under his super authority, *Led a tyrannical government. * Took his Christian beliefs for granted and thus concentrated on politics and military power. * Hated the Jewish people and their beliefs, killed millions of Jews during the Holocaust. *He was a racist, an anti-Semitist, dogmatic. destructive leader, who did not support the rights of humanity. *He committed suicide with his family *Libertarian *Fought for the country’s independence from slavery with the British. *Was the charismatic leader of India. *His philosophy of non-violence, has influenced both nationalist and international movements for peaceful change. *He believed in the free will of each individuals, his first principle which guided all his thoughts and activities is the complete unity and truthfulness of body, mind and soul in the individual human being. *Gandhi was a Hindu, Brahman man, but he never defined God and allowed every person to have his own idea of God, and religious beliefs. *In his theory no society, state or any other institution has any worth or importance apart from its part in contributing to the growth of the people of which it is created. *Gandhi was shot dead in Delhi, 1948. #6) Copy and paste your own Political Compass chart.  #7) What is your opinion based on the results from #6? -- I think I fall in a category where both social and economic scales are somewhat present. I’m a mix of social libertarian with somewhat authoritarian. I believe in most of the human individuality rights as well as social rights. After taking the test and viewing my results, I have discovered a lot more ...