Let’s interrupt the circlejerk a bit, because let’s look at Political Compass’s analysis of the 2012 Presidential election:
Ask yourself:
Should the government have the right to tell you whether or not you can have an abortion?
Should the government have a right to tell you whether or not you can own a gun?
Should the government have a righ tto tell you whether or not you can marry someone based on your partner’s gender?
Should the government have a say in how much money you get to keep for yourself?
Should the government be allowed to force you to remove a woodstove from your home, citing CO2 emissions concerns?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you might be an authoritarian.
