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I guess you have to split it by economy and social issues. Then, economically conservative, but socially left, you get liberals.
Socialists and communists are (usually) aspiring to be both economically and socially left. The right is both economically, and (to a varying degree) socially conservative...
What you describe is pretty much the idea of the political compass. But while it makes for some fun memes it does not seem to help much with defusing this polarization.