Where does Mahatma Gandhi sit on the political compass?

Indian independence leader

Mahatma Gandhi is placed at -2.4 economically (left) and +3.2 socially (authoritarian). That coordinate falls in the Distributism cell.

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Portrait: Elliott & Fry, Public domain. Source.

Closest ideology

Distributism Distributism wants productive property widely owned by families, workshops, and cooperatives rather than by the state or by large corporations. It is economically left of centre and socially traditional, often drawing on Catholic social teaching.

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