The Political SpectrumChapter 5: “Political Parties”

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Where did you fall?

Democrats Republicans

What are the problems with this linear representation of political philosophy?

Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot and… Gandhi?

Pinochet and… Rand?

Regulation Freedom

Regulation

Freedom

“Moderate”

“Extreme/Radical”

“Adamant”

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Complete Economic and Social freedom.

Complete Economic and Social regulation.

Complete Economic regulation, complete Social freedom.

Complete Economic freedom, complete Social regulation.

Left (“Communism”) Right (“Capitalism”)Economic Issues

Government regulated marketplace High taxation to enable gov’t spending Limitations on ownership of property

No gov’t regulation of the marketplace Limited or no taxation Private ownership of property

Authoritarianism (Statism)

Libertarianism (Anarchism)

Social Issues Conscription to maintain armed forces Regulation of social behaviors and issues Government censorship of speech and media

No (or very small) standing army No government regulation of social behaviors or issues Free speech and media

Josef Stalin, the USSR and “Stalinism”…

Noam Chomsky and “Libertarian Socialism”…

“I'm not a dictator. It's just that I have a grumpy face.” Augusto Pinochet and his Chilean

Presidency…

“…the police, to protect men from criminals – the armed services, to protect men from foreign invaders – the law courts, to settle disputes among men according to objectively defined laws…"

Ayn Rand and “Objectivism”…

Where do we typically designate European countries

on the political spectrum?

NOW it all makes sense…

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