I think the Libertarian quadrant should be taken into account here, as it's a big part of the picture, and I consider my values far more Libertarian than either left or right. You could be an Authoritarian leftist (Hilary Clinton), Authoritarian conservative (Dick Cheney), Libertarian leftist (Dennis Kucinich), or Libertarian Conservative (Ron Paul) for instance. The distinction is essentially how much do you wish to impose your ideals onto others? If you wish to control others, whether with your right wing OR left wing views, you might be an Authoritarian.
I'm probably "center left" on the left-right spectrum but heavily Libertarian as opposed to Authoritarian. Classical Liberal might describe me in some ways.
Essentially my mantra is: live and let live, and that freedom of speech, and of the individual is of the upmost importance in a free and prosperous society. Everybody should be treated as equals and judged as individuals, and not treated or judged a certain way based off factors outside their control like their identity. Live your life as you see fit as long as you don't impose your views on others or hurt them. If you fall out of these bounds, whether it be on the left OR the right, chances are I'm not going to support you or your ideals.
You may not know it from my highly critical nature of the DNC, modern left, and its hyper PC culture - but I actually hold a lot of Liberal views (absolutely for equality, pro choice, pro universal healthcare, anti-war, freedom of speech/press, pro legalization of weed, critical of religion and blind patriotism, etc).. But these days the modern left seems to be going on an Authoritarian tangent, placing a heavy emphasis on identity politics and is working this sort of Post-modernist oppression Olympics defeatist angle, which I simply cannot support being a proponent of the individual and their prosperity above all else.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident - all men and women created by the, go-you know.. you know the thing!" - Joe Biden
