On the contrary, it’s is a useful heuristic, even if it’s not perfect. While ideologies are complex and multifaceted, it provides a framework to map tendencies. It simplifies ideologies, sure- but that’s precisely its value & the social/cultural dimension and is harder to map

It’s an oversimplification and has its limitations but that’s often what’s needed to reach mass appeal and be useful in discourse.

Liberals are auth right on the political compass.

Leftism is anti-capitalist.

There is enough variance between and within authleft and libleft.

‘Centrist’ and right wing voices belong in the gulag.