This page is included in the archive because its philosophical approach is distinct from the policy approach used in the current counterpart: “Issues.”
Positions Often Held By The Traditional Middle of the Road |
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Positions Often Held By The Left |
Positions Often Held By The Right |
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Government Regulated Economy | Personal Freedom | Free Market Economy | Government Regulated Morality |
Cut Military Spending | Non-Interventionist Foreign Policy | Robust National Defense | Entangling Wars and Military Adventurism |
Support Gun Control Laws | Legalized Medical Marijuana | Support Right to Keep and Bear Arms | Expand the War on Drugs |
Special Rights for Favored Groups | Separation of Church and State | Advancement Based on Ability and Merit | Taxpayer Funded Faith-based Charities |
Taxpayer Funded Government-run Charities | Privacy and Civil Liberties | Personally Funding Private Charities | Support Patriot Act and Domestic Spying without Warrants |
Increased Taxation On the Wealthy | Level Business Playing Field | Cut Taxation Across the Board | Corporate Welfare and Handouts |
Another alternative to the one dimensional “left-right” spectrum is the “Nolan Chart” used here with the “World’s Smallest Political Quiz.”
Natural rights Libertarianism
Consequentialist Libertarianism