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Intepretation: Read the table from top to bottom. Do not try to interpret it as a whole. Starting from the top moving down: - As you move to the left you will encounter more relativism and to the right more morality -As you find more relativism you become more liberal and as you find more morality you become more conservative -As you become more liberal you want more government and as you become more conservative you want less government -As you encounter more government moving left you find more controlling forms of government and as you move right less controlling forms of government -As you encounter more control you have less freedom and less control, more freedom |
Definitions: relativism - a view that ethical truths depend on the individuals and groups holding them i.e. - nothing is real unless I say so and I can do what I want because there is no right and no wrong and you can't judge me or my actions morality - conformity to ideals of right human conduct liberal - political ideology based on intrusive federal government, existence of protected classes, moral relativism, high taxation, and slavery to the system moderate - wishy-washy slug brain who waits for others to tell them what to think, say, & believe. Is easily influenced by media and is still undecided the night before an election conservative - political ideology based on limited government, personal responsibility, moral conduct, compassion to fellow humans and a strong military totalitarian - form of government where rule of leadership is absolute and citizens only have the rights granted to them by the ruler communist - ideology or form of government where the individual is subordinate to the collective. socialist - ideology based on governmental control of the means of production and distribution of goods & services. Extreme taxation. Very inefficient. constitutionalist - Ideology based on strict constructionist view of constitution libertarian - Ideology based on the most limited form of government. i.e. do anything you want as long as it doesn't interfere with me and I don't have to pay for it or support your mistakes. anarchy - form of civilization devoid of any system of government i.e. oppression of the weak by the strong, only the strong survive, etc. |