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| Lebezniatnikov |
The ethics vs. morals dichotomy is the most interesting element of that chart. I'd never thought of it that way, but it is a provocative way of looking at the divide.
Universalistic v. Particularistic is a comparison I might add. |
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| NoError |
Don't like this picture much, but luckily 'libertarian' was taken off the left side which was found in earlier versions (WTF?)
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
The ethics vs. morals dichotomy is the most interesting element of that chart. I'd never thought of it that way, but it is a provocative way of looking at the divide.
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Agreed, there are a couple of nice little things in there, but the fact that libertarians do not really fit into the 'right' side of the figure shows it's not really a good fit.
No mention of the environment either, even though it's highly relevant to politics.
The family thing is a little too dichotomous. Very few children have an all 'strict' household or an all 'nurturing' household. I suspect the author drew these from Lakoff, who used the 'strict' and 'nurturing' families as metaphor for the two sides of US politics.
| quote: | | Why isn't the left blue and the right red? |
Outside the US, blue has been associated with economic liberalism, and red is associated with socialism and Marxism more generally. |
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| Fir3start3r |
| quote: | Originally posted by w_ashley
clearly written for the right wingers. |
Left not commie enough for you? |
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| w_ashley |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spam
I was raised to vote liberal, but with fiscal conservative and social values. When I found out what each side actually stood for, I became a bit more of a solid conservative voter, which is tough, because I DON'T support the general conservative social agenda.
If there was a party that was social-liberal and fiscal-conservative, I'd have my no-questions-asked party of choice. |
There is help forge the social party!!!
http://williamashley.info/SOCIAL/SP/SP.htm
pm me to help forge the future
feel open to check out the top 10QA also to familiarize yourself with some key issues
http://williamashley.info/SOCIAL/SP/qanda.htm |
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| w_ashley |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fir3start3r
Left not commie enough for you? |
no there are rhetorical jabs at the left in the thing.
I'll point them out if you can't see them. The language actually makes fun of the left. |
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| Spam |
| quote: | Originally posted by w_ashley
no there are rhetorical jabs at the left in the thing.
I'll point them out if you can't see them. The language actually makes fun of the left. |
It takes jabs at both sides of the spectrum. I think that's the point. I found that it doesn't really take cheap-shots at either side though, but it is a bit of an over-generalization. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Arbiter
I was raised to think for myself, so I don't agree with liberals or conservatives.
Unfortunately, we have a two-party system, and one of the parties is the republican party. It might as well be a dictatorship for all the choice that leaves me. =\ |
That's the thing I find odd about American politics. We've got dozens of different parties here in Brazil, and no two of them can outshine the rest. |
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| Arbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
That's the thing I find odd about American politics. We've got dozens of different parties here in Brazil, and no two of them can outshine the rest. |
At this point, political parties create people's views more than they respond to them, which makes it basically impossible for any other party to emerge. It would take a truly massive investment to successfully introduce a third party, and anyone with those kinds of resources can just become a powerful figure in one of the existing parties for much less. |
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