I usually don’t touch politics on this blog, but I do touch on questions about the nature of reality. I note with interest that in the looking-glass world of United States politics, nearly all politicians lean towards authoritarianism, conservatives seem like liberals, and the few anti-authoritarian liberals run marginalized campaigns with no hope of success. According to the Political Compass Web site, all but two of the current U.S. presidential candidates are conservatives, and even Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel are not particularly liberal or anti-authoritarian. Unreal. Link.

For the record, my political compass scores are as follows: Economic Left/Right: -9.62 (on a scale of -10/Left to 10/Right); and Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.31 (on a scale of -10/Libertarian to 10/Authoritarian). In other words, according to the Political Compass people, my political position is far closer to the Dalai Lama than to any of the current U.S. presidential candidates. This helps to explain why U.S. politics makes me feel as if I’ve gone through the looking glass — and no wonder I so rarely preach political sermons. On the other hand, if the Dalai Lama ever needs a running mate, I’d be up for it.