(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @10:17AM
by Anonymous Coward
on Wednesday July 01 2020, @10:17AM (#1014926)
I actually agree that the best approach to classification is one's views on the size and role of government. This means that the scale is between absolute libertarian (anarchist?) and absolute authoritarian (totalitarian?) governments. This is effectively quantifying one's position on the size of government. However, the role of government is also important. One could support libertarian views on social issues but more authoritarian views on economic issues. It's basically taking your scale of libertarian and authoritarian views and splitting that across multiple issues.
I agree that classifying left vs. right isn't a good way to do it. A libertarian favors small government across for all issues, not just certain ones. But for other political positions, it's not just about the size of government, but about the role of government.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @10:17AM
I actually agree that the best approach to classification is one's views on the size and role of government. This means that the scale is between absolute libertarian (anarchist?) and absolute authoritarian (totalitarian?) governments. This is effectively quantifying one's position on the size of government. However, the role of government is also important. One could support libertarian views on social issues but more authoritarian views on economic issues. It's basically taking your scale of libertarian and authoritarian views and splitting that across multiple issues.
I agree that classifying left vs. right isn't a good way to do it. A libertarian favors small government across for all issues, not just certain ones. But for other political positions, it's not just about the size of government, but about the role of government.