Here's a great graphic to help you understand what is typically considered "left" and "right" political values in the United States (clickherefor larger version):
this is really interesting and weird because i thought i would have be a little more left authortitave, because i think my views are more consertavie than liberal
I think this is a neat way to "map" yourself in your opinions and to see what percentage believe in or are against. Thanks for putting this chart up I got to see how much there is involved as being a very Liberal person.
Hey Mr.Fitz, when you talked about that SNL skit toady in class, and how it couldn't be found, you made me want to look for it. I couldn't find it either, but I found the script for it. It wasn't hard to find so you probably found it too, but anyone else that is curious can read it here:
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96pmajor.phtml
I'm sure seeing the real sketch would be much better, but even just after seeing the clip of the real parliament in class, you can kind of picture what it was like.
Yeah I can't see it either. I'm on a Mac right now. Not sure if that's it or not. Nice work on the transcript. I found that too. NBC REALLY doesn't want people to laugh for free.
What really interests me in this chart is the fact that the motto for left would be "The world can be improved," yet, as seen right below, people feel "fulfilled." If the left side constantly wanted changes to improve their lives, then why would people feel fulfilled?
I see myself as more of the left side, because most people on the right like to have every thing keeped the same, but the world is always changing, including new diseases and new accidents; and the only way to get ride or avoid these happenings is to learn new things.
I find this interesting, and am glad you posted this. It's great in that you can pin-point exactly where your views are in politics, and where you stand in today's political society. It makes it easier to understand the views of those who are leading the nation.
I like this picture/map because it allows you to see where you stand in a simplistic easy to understand type of way. Thanks for putting it up it allowed me to see where I stand on things in general.
The map is a paradox. On One end it allows for the easy viewing of our governmental system. On the other it disillusions the viewer into thinking that this two-dimensional diagram is indeed an apt summation of American politics. In fact, it is nothing more than a watered-down depiction according to a Brit of what is-I promise-a far more complicated system than this map allows.
I was surprised to find myself to be on the right side of the table because Ive always thought of myself to be a liberal thats all hippyish and democratic but the graph was an organized and efficient way to figure out what kind of ideals you should have for government.
I'm definitely on the left side of this chart. I find that interesting though, seeing as my parents are favor the right side a lot. Hmm... Oh well. Wouldn't be the first time I've dissapointed them. Haha
this is really interesting and weird because i thought i would have be a little more left authortitave, because i think my views are more consertavie than liberal
ReplyDeleteI think this is a neat way to "map" yourself in your opinions and to see what percentage believe in or are against. Thanks for putting this chart up I got to see how much there is involved as being a very Liberal person.
ReplyDeleteI actually cannot see the picture, so I was wondering if there was something wrong with my computer, or is there somewhere else I can view it?
ReplyDeleteHey Mr.Fitz, when you talked about that SNL skit toady in class, and how it couldn't be found, you made me want to look for it. I couldn't find it either, but I found the script for it. It wasn't hard to find so you probably found it too, but anyone else that is curious can read it here:
ReplyDeletehttp://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96pmajor.phtml
I'm sure seeing the real sketch would be much better, but even just after seeing the clip of the real parliament in class, you can kind of picture what it was like.
Yeah I can't see it either. I'm on a Mac right now. Not sure if that's it or not. Nice work on the transcript. I found that too. NBC REALLY doesn't want people to laugh for free.
ReplyDeleteive heard that Left/Right in political way is from France... right?
ReplyDeleteWhat really interests me in this chart is the fact that the motto for left would be "The world can be improved," yet, as seen right below, people feel "fulfilled." If the left side constantly wanted changes to improve their lives, then why would people feel fulfilled?
ReplyDeleteI see myself as more of the left side, because most people on the right like to have every thing keeped the same, but the world is always changing, including new diseases and new accidents; and the only way to get ride or avoid these happenings is to learn new things.
ReplyDeleteI find this interesting, and am glad you posted this. It's great in that you can pin-point exactly where your views are in politics, and where you stand in today's political society. It makes it easier to understand the views of those who are leading the nation.
ReplyDeleteI like this picture/map because it allows you to see where you stand in a simplistic easy to understand type of way. Thanks for putting it up it allowed me to see where I stand on things in general.
ReplyDeleteThe map is a paradox. On One end it allows for the easy viewing of our governmental system. On the other it disillusions the viewer into thinking that this two-dimensional diagram is indeed an apt summation of American politics. In fact, it is nothing more than a watered-down depiction according to a Brit of what is-I promise-a far more complicated system than this map allows.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised to find myself to be on the right side of the table because Ive always thought of myself to be a liberal thats all hippyish and democratic but the graph was an organized and efficient way to figure out what kind of ideals you should have for government.
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely on the left side of this chart.
ReplyDeleteI find that interesting though, seeing as my parents are favor the right side a lot. Hmm... Oh well. Wouldn't be the first time I've dissapointed them. Haha