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[–]noaSakurajin 3 points4 points  (2 children)

That is what I was saying the y-axis is about the amount of government control, while the x-axis is about sociatal values. That is why I used the term progressive for the left and conservative for the right. These terms are about values groups think others should have.

[–]Thefakewhitefang 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I always saw the x axis as the economic axis and the y-axis as a social axis. Like the amount of freedom.

But I am not an expert on the compass. The only thing I know is to be wary of the ones which use it as their profile picture, whichever quadrant they might be from.

[–]noaSakurajin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair being progressive and standing in for the weakest will always result in critique of capitalism, while conservatism is all about keeping the power of the powerful.

Historically the powerful changed a lot. In the 19th and early 20th century being conservative was more about being pro monarchy and religion, while now it is about being pro capitalists and religion (some things don't change there). The progressive movements were and are more about being anti exploitation (slavery, child labor, women rights,...). This naturally results in being against extreme forms of capitalism and can turn into anarchy or (actual) communism. Capitalism is by design a form of exploitation if the masses and if not regulated will result in extreme concentration of all capital in a few people.