Towards a Better Political Compass

I have been doing a lot of thinking about elite theory lately. Founded by Vilfredo Pareto the famous mathematician in the late 1800s, it describes the inevitability of elites ruling society, regardless of rules. Additionally, it proposes that law precedes culture. If we assume for the moment that governments are quite strong, then regardless of the type of culture (whether it is highly open/liberal or highly closed/conservative), you end up with a society being highly influenced by government, which then defines the elite structure within/above it. I think a doubt of this theory simply must question their belief in the democratic process. Anyways, that defines one dimension in the image.

The other dimension seems to simply describe one's true intent. We have a spread here too, ranging from the highly hedonist to the simple and passive to the thinking and determined. In all cases, with a dose of humility, they are able to find common ground and work together. Many people like this are capable of retaining a sense of humility throughout their life, but seem that wealth may be one of the main causes of the loss of it (long term). In any case, there is very little differentiating the elitist big city liberal and the elitist Republican. They both work in law, finance, and at the top of most corporations of all industries.

When you think of the divide in America, remember this compass.