I ran across an interesting site today (Political Compass) that allows you to measure your political leanings on a 2-dimensional grid rather than the traditional left-right line.

Using this method, you end up with a visually interesting display of where your political ideology fits in with other historical figures (they include several examples):

“Both an economic dimension and a social dimension are important factors for a proper political analysis. By adding the social dimension you can show that Stalin was an authoritarian leftist and that Gandhi is a liberal leftist. You can also put Pinochet on the far right as well as in a hardcore authoritarian position. On the non-socialist side you can distinguish someone like Milton Friedman from Hitler.”Not surprisingly, I register as a libertarian leftist, very close to where they’ve plotted Simon Hughes, a Liberal Democrat from the UK.

Check out the test, and if you feel like sharing, I’d like to see what you register! (This after I make fun of online surveys in my last post… 8-)