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The projection of as complex and multidimensional a thing as political views onto a one-dimensional left-right or liberal-conservative axis is necessarily an ov
by ths 16y ago
The projection of as complex and multidimensional a thing as political views onto a one-dimensional left-right or liberal-conservative axis is necessarily an oversimplification. For example, would libertarians be classified as conservatives using this analysis because of their free-market emphasis? Would big-government neocons be classified as liberals because of their fondness for big government? If that is the case, I expect that a lot of "lefties" and "liberals" would demonstrate a "right-wing" or "conservative" mindset (and vice versa) if they participated in a similar examination.
- iwwr 16y agoIt's simply that the vast majority of people fit in that left-right axis.
- pelle 16y agoI really don't think them majority of people fit on a simple line. It's more that that is presented as the only option.
- iwwr 16y agoIf we plot a Nolan chart, people would be heavily clustered along the leftwing-rightwing diagonal, with some variance, of course, but a strong trend nonetheless.