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The Political Spectrum

The Political Spectrum. Chapter 5: “Political Parties” www.politicalcompass.org. 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. Regulation.

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The Political Spectrum

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  1. The Political Spectrum Chapter 5: “Political Parties” www.politicalcompass.org

  2. Where did you fall?

  3. Democrats Republicans

  4. What are the problems with this linear representation of political philosophy? Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot and… Gandhi? Pinochet and… Rand?

  5. Regulation Regulation Freedom Freedom

  6. “Extreme/Radical” “Adamant” “Moderate” American Politics

  7. Complete Economic and Social regulation. Complete Economic freedom, complete Social regulation. Complete Economic regulation, complete Social freedom. Complete Economic and Social freedom.

  8. Economic Issues Left (“Communism”) Right (“Capitalism”) • 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

  9. Social Issues Authoritarianism (Statism) • Conscription to maintain armed forces • Regulation of social behaviors and issues • Government censorship of speech and media Libertarianism (Anarchism) • No (or very small) standing army • No government regulation of social behaviors or issues • Free speech and media

  10. Josef Stalin, the USSR and “Stalinism”…

  11. Noam Chomsky and “Libertarian Socialism”…

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

  13. “…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”…

  14. Where do we typically designate European countries on the political spectrum?

  15. NOW it all makes sense…

  16. American Politics

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