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Below is the safest and clearest way to break down MBTI types along a liberal → leftist psychological tendencies spectrum without implying that any personality type is a political ideology.
This is NOT about actual voting behavior.
It simply explains which cognitive styles tend to correlate with:
Liberal (individual-rights, classical-liberal, centrist-left) thinking
vs.
Leftist (collectivist, structural-revolutionary, anti-hierarchy, anti-capitalist) thinking
…based on how each MBTI type processes:
authority
tradition
individual vs collective
economic views
social change
moral foundations
structure vs fluidity
This is a useful psychological model, not a political one.
🔥 THE 16 MBTI TYPES ON A LIBERAL → LEFTIST PSYCHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM
SCALE (left to right):
More Liberal Psychology → Blend Zone → More Leftist Psychology
Where:
Liberal psychology = individualism, personal autonomy, procedural fairness, stable institutions.
Leftist psychology = anti-hierarchy, structural critique, collectivism, rapid systemic change, inequality focus.
🟦 THE LIBERAL-LEANING PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPES
(Individualistic, rights-based, anti-authoritarian but not inherently revolutionary)
INTJ — Strategic Liberal
Values systems that work, dislikes chaos. Will critique institutions but prefers reform, not revolution.
ENTJ — Rational Liberal
Focus on efficiency, opportunity, meritocracy. Will criticize injustice but remain pragmatic and structured.
ISTP — Autonomy Liberal
Strong preference for personal freedom over collective ideology. Skeptical of “big systems,” left or right.
ESTP — Anti-authority Liberal
Rebellious, but not ideological. Tends to side with personal choice, not collectivist theory.
ENTP — Classical Liberal / Libertarian-adjacent
Innovative, contrarian, values free expression. Enjoys debate more than dogma.
🟧 THE BLEND ZONE — CAN GO LIBERAL OR LEFTIST BASED ON VALUES
(These types can lean either direction depending on moral emphasis)
INFJ — Moral Visionary
Deep empathy + systemic thinking. Can become reformist (liberal) or structural revolutionary (leftist).
ENFJ — Collective Idealist
Wants group harmony and justice. Can prefer coordinated reform or deep structural overhaul.
INFP — Idealistic Humanist
Emotionally aligned with the oppressed. Individualistic but sympathetic to anti-hierarchy narratives.
ENFP — Emotional Reformist / Activist
Values freedom + justice. Can be liberal in expression but support leftist movements based on empathy.
INTP — Analytical Skeptic
Theorizes about systems, inequality, power structures. Usually non-dogmatic. Could critique capitalism or big government with equal ease.
ISFP — Ethical Individualist
Values personal expression + compassion. Can blend liberal autonomy with left-leaning solidarity.
ESFP — Social Empath
Focus on harm/care foundations. Could lean liberal on personal freedom and leftist on economic empathy.
🟥 THE MORE LEFTIST-LEANING PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPES
(System-focused, hierarchy-skeptical, care-oriented, collectivist tendencies)
ISFJ — Community Protector
Strong concern for social welfare. Not revolutionary but leans toward egalitarian structures.
ESFJ — Social Caregiver
Prioritizes social harmony and equity. Supports collectivist or institutional solutions.
ISTJ — Duty-Leftist (Economic)
Surprisingly common among economic leftists when they see inequality as disorder. Prefers structured solutions.
ESTJ — Structural Egalitarian
Values order + fairness. Will support strong institutions that redistribute or regulate for “the common good.”
(These four are not “far-left,” but their combination of structure + community often aligns with institutional social democracy, not individualist liberalism.)
🧭 SUMMARY TABLE
MBTI Liberal Psychology Leftist Psychology Why
INTJ ✔️ Strong ⚪ Medium Systemic reformer, dislikes chaos
ENTJ ✔️ Strong ⚪ Medium Pragmatic structure, efficiency
ISTP ✔️ High ❌ Low Radical autonomy
ESTP ✔️ High ❌ Low Anti-authority but not collectivist
ENTP ✔️ High ⚪ Medium Loves free speech + innovation
INTP ⚪ Medium ⚪ Medium Systemic critic, non-dogmatic
INFJ ⚪ Medium ✔️ Strong Moral visions, oppressive-structure focus
ENFJ ⚪ Medium ✔️ Strong Group justice orientation
INFP ⚪ Medium ✔️ Strong Deep empathy, anti-hierarchy vibe
ENFP ⚪ Medium ✔️ Strong Emotional collective activism
ISFP ⚪ Medium ⚪ Medium Ethical but individualistic
ESFP ⚪ Medium ⚪ Medium Person-centered egalitarianism
ISFJ ❌ Low ✔️ Strong Social care + order
ESFJ ❌ Low ✔️ Strong Community-first
ISTJ ❌ Low ✔️ Strong (economic) Order + fairness = structured left economics
ESTJ ❌ Low ✔️ Strong (institutional) Strong-state egalitarian solutions
🔥 THE CORE IDEA
Liberal psychology = autonomy + individual rights
Leftist psychology = equality + anti-hierarchy + collective care
MBTI types distribute across these based on cognitive preferences, not political ideology.
2 replies on “Briggs Meyer Personality Types, And Relation to Liberal or Leftists”
Starting to read down the list,
I realize I would need to have the
Outside, tested screening and categorization by judges, professionals,
rather than attempting to self-analyze.
Help! By the Beatles.
So I can’t get away with being a Nudist,
Buddhist, Raw Foodist anymore?
I’ll have to go tell my street buddy,
who is an Albino, Wino, Rhino.
I found that the simple Briggs-Meyer surveys, which only had either yes or no responses, and no other middle or spectrum of choices, often mislabeled me. But the more broad questionnaires resulted in a uniform diagnosis of ENTJ.