|
The Left
|
The Right
|
| Human nature can be reshaped
by the hands of the state |
Human nature can not be redesigned |
| A fair wage |
Wages must be based on productivity |
| Differentially abled |
Handicapped |
| My Dinner with Andre |
Breakfast with Blassie |
| IRA |
NRA |
| Public funding of culture
is necessary for our culture |
Government subsidies allow artists to produce junk
that interests no one |
| Security seeking |
Risk taking |
| The free market ignores
the poor |
The market only recognizes individuals, not groups |
| Feelings |
Thoughts |
| Alec Baldwin |
Charlton Heston |
| Power |
Liberty |
| Marijuana |
Cigars |
| Racism, reproduction
& recycling |
Reading, writing & 'rithmatic |
| The constitution is a
living document |
The constitution is an inviolable compact of and for
the people |
| Pro-abortion |
Anti-abortion |
| Takers |
Doers |
| Ecology |
Conservation |
| Gender (Socially determined) |
Sex (Biologically determined) |
| Indoctrination |
Education |
| The military is a vehicle
for social change |
The military objective is simply to defend and protect
this country |
| Cooperation |
Competition |
| Pursuit of equality |
Pursuit of excellence |
| It takes a village |
It takes a loving mother and devoted father |
| Womyn |
Ladies |
| Moral relativism |
Transcendent moral order |
| Health care should not
be left to the market |
Government control of health care will cause immense
harm |
| Karl Marx |
Adam Smith |
| Group rights |
Individual rights |
| The market panders to
greed and selfishness |
The alternative to the market is violence and coercion |
| John Kenneth Galbraith |
Milton Friedman |
| Joy Browne |
Dr. Laura Schlessinger |
| Liberal |
Conservative |
| Do your own thing |
Do good and avoid evil |
| Self-esteem |
Intellectual training |
| The death penalty is
uncivilized |
High crime rates are uncivilized |
| Supports government farm
programs |
Farm programs distort resources |
| Whole language |
Phonics |
| Ebonics |
Greek, Latin and Hebrew |
| Guarantees an assortment
of socioeconomic rights |
Providing these "rights" will destroy the
rights of others |
| Quotas |
Merit |
| Roosevelt |
Reagan |
| Democrats |
Republicans |
| All persons should perform
some type of national service |
Compulsory national service is another form of involuntary
servitude |
| Root causes |
Wrong choices |
| Wealth must be redistributed |
Wealth must be created |
| Truth is relative |
There are absolute truths |
| Human rights are more
important than property rights |
Property rights are the foundation of all rights |
| Protectionism |
Free trade |
| Sustainable economics |
Free market economics |
| Jean Jacques Rosseau |
Edmund Burke |
| Counterculture |
Judeo-Christian culture |
| Crime is an economic
problem |
Crime is a moral problem |
| Prefers the public |
Prefers the private |
| Deconstruction |
Hermeneutics |
| Believes conservatives
are reactionary |
Thinks liberals are utopian |
| Centralization and planning |
Decentralization and free enterprise |
| Humanity |
Individuality |
| There is too much inequality
of wealth |
Free people are not equal, equal people are not free |
| Welfare |
Charity |
| Tough on hate crimes |
Tough on all crimes |
| Alan Alda |
John Wayne |
| Stop global warming |
Stop global whining |
| Visualize peace |
Peace through strength |
| Idealism |
Common sense |
| The personal is political |
The political is personal |
| Antitrust laws prevent
monopoly |
Antitrust is destructive to efficiency and consumer
choice |
| Government should create
and protect jobs |
Jobs can only be created by the market |
| Plato |
Aristotle |
| Herstory |
History |
| Outcome-based education |
Back to the basics
|
| Cats |
Oklahoma! |
| As what your country
can do for you |
Ask what you can do for yourself |
| Mainstream media |
Talk radio |
| Lawsuits assure victim's
right to compensation |
Favors tort reform |
| Society is an entity
in itself |
Society is the complex relationship between many autonomous
individuals |
| Pessimists |
Optimists |
| "A rat is a pig
is a dog is a boy" |
Man is the pinnacle of creation |
| Industrial policy |
Individual goals |
| Anita Hill |
Clarence Thomas |
| Possesses a moral vision
of a good society |
Desires moral and virtuous society |
| Poverty is caused by
a lack of opportunity |
Poverty is primarily caused by a break up of the family |
| Politically correct |
Correct |
| Progressive taxes |
Flat taxes |
| Teamwork |
Management |
| Socialized medicine |
Consumer choice with health care |
| Has only friends to the
left |
Has only enemies to the right |