Political Spectrum 2012
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m with American politics today is that the Left vs. Right debate is The spectrum of political ideology as most Americans see it The spectrum of political ideology as it actually “Right” “Left” Populism Isolationist Anti-intellectual Plight of the poor Distrusts elites Social justice Scorns material wealth Elitism Internationalist/Interventioni Pro-globalization Intellectual Celebrates elites Social progress Milton Friedman capitalism “Conservative Republican” “Liberal Democrat” Tea Party ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Masters of the Universe Thomas Friedman fans Old school Left Social conservatives ibertarians Anarchists Neocons Tino Dinh 2/29/2012
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The problem with American politics today is that the Left vs. Right debate is obsolete.
The spectrum of political ideology as most Americans see itThe spectrum of political ideology as it actually exists today
“Right”
“Left”
PopulismIsolationistAnti-intellectualPlight of the poorDistrusts elitesSocial justiceScorns material wealth
ElitismInternationalist/InterventionistPro-globalizationIntellectualCelebrates elitesSocial progressMilton Friedman capitalism
“Conservative Republican”
“Liberal Democrat”
Tea Party
‘Occupy Wall Street’
Masters of the Universe
Thomas Friedman fans
Old school Left
Social conservatives
Libertarians
Anarchists
Neocons
Tino Dinh2/29/2012
Thus, think about how you would align candidates, parties, and ideas in this new spectrum.
The spectrum of political ideology as most Americans see itThe spectrum of political ideology as it actually exists today
EXTREMES
“Right”
“Left”
Populism Elitism
“Conservative Republican”
“Liberal Democrat”
Gingrich
Santorum
Paul
Romney
Obama
Palin
PelosiMost EU politicians
Bush II
Bush I
Bill Clinton
Carter
FordReagan
TALIBAN
MAOIST CHINA
PRE-REVOLUTION
FRANCE
POST-REVOLUTION
FRANCE
Tino Dinh2/29/2012
We all have more in common than our media and our politicians would have us believe.
The spectrum of political ideology as most Americans see itThe spectrum of political ideology as it actually exists today
“Right”
“Left”
Populism Elitism
ModerateCentrist
TolerancePrudence
Golden MeanNothing in excess
PragmatistOpen-mindedGolden RuleCompassion
FairnessPersonal Responsibility
With great power, comes great responsibility. Honor and respect must be earned.
Stay true to your values, but don’t impose them upon others.
Equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome.
Democracy succeeds through the Republic, not mob rule.
Tino Dinh2/29/2012
