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Left vs. Right (US) [interesting graphic]
information is beautiful ^ | December 2011 | David McCandless & Stefanie Posavec

Posted on 07/16/2018 8:50:08 PM PDT by DoodleBob

This graphic shows left & right, liberal vs conservative, blue vs red, from a US perspective.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fake; fakenews; leftvsright
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To: rlmorel

Exactly. There is a lot wrong in the graphic but I find that illustrative. Indeed, I think a great deal can be learned from this graphic to not only advance MAGA / maybe red pill a few souls who can still be reached.


21 posted on 07/16/2018 9:33:55 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: Celerity

Agreed. This graphic is crap and is created for an agenda.


22 posted on 07/16/2018 9:35:06 PM PDT by MNDude (WWG1WGA)
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To: Heavyrunner
In the link I provided, the developer wrote:

The image appeared in my book Information Is Beautiful in Feb 2009 and was immediately set upon by right-wing bloggers. They drubbed it for its left-wing bias. Fair play, I thought. They made some good points. As a left-leaning journalistic type, I had clearly - and unconsciously - biased the diagram to make the Left seem better than than the Right. So I got into lengthy (and sometimes heated) discussion with my right wing critics. Taking in their feedback - and no small-amount of fireballs in the comments - I updated the image, refining the wording and changing a few other subtle elements for a hopefully more balanced end result.

I can't find that image but I'd love see it.

23 posted on 07/16/2018 9:39:52 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: DoodleBob

Too simplistic by far. Putting science on the left is total BS. I am and I know tons of scientists and engineers on the right. Meanwhile leftists are into glowbull warming, 57 genders, and other mythical pseudo-science nonsense. They regularly put utopian ideals over science, common sense and hard observable facts.


24 posted on 07/16/2018 9:40:49 PM PDT by MCH
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To: BenLurkin

Gives way to much credence to what the lefties claim to believe, when in fact those things are more often a smokescreen for some very ugly motivations.

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Right on!

The Left can never be honest with their intentions because they would be rejected.


25 posted on 07/16/2018 9:41:59 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: MNDude

This graphic is crap and is created for an agenda.

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It is deceptive.


26 posted on 07/16/2018 9:45:19 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: DoodleBob

I see some things there that need to be tweaked.

For starters, a number of areas where the labels should be negative on the left, are almost comically labeled instead.

As for fair vs free trade, yes, Conservatives do want Free Trade. Sadly when other nations are eating your lunch, you need to call them back into line and demand fair trade.

We can’t let other nations charge us X+ tariffs and we just set here and charge X tariffs.

I’ve copied this to my own files, and I may relabel the thing in a few days.

Interesting food for thought.

BTW: I also noticed he said judges were a perview of the Right. B. S. Who does he think Sotamayor, Kagan, and Darth Bader are, interns?


27 posted on 07/16/2018 9:46:39 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Take a look out there folks. Can you see evidence of a Left Wing Hate Group, perhaps fascist too?)
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To: Heavyrunner
It’s interesting that the chart uses terms like “Militaristic” and “Aggression” and “Tough Love” which all have a generally negative connotation while using “Pacifism” and “Diplomacy” for the left with “Nurturing.”

Yet pacifist nurturing leftists want to brutally murder everyone who doesn’t agree with them.

28 posted on 07/16/2018 9:47:18 PM PDT by MCH
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To: MCH

Yes we’re supposed to be the racist fascists.

Who is it that can’t talk about a subject without mentioning skin color, and who is it that is carrying 4 foot clubs to protests?


29 posted on 07/16/2018 9:50:05 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Take a look out there folks. Can you see evidence of a Left Wing Hate Group, perhaps fascist too?)
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To: jdsteel; crz
For me this is still the best:


30 posted on 07/16/2018 9:50:30 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: Nothingburger
US election map used to show blue for Republican and red for democrat. They switched it around trying to be more appealing like the color itself mattered.

The communists can't escape their true color

31 posted on 07/16/2018 11:00:38 PM PDT by Clay+Iron_Times (Merci beaucoup President TRUMP! MAGA!)
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To: DoodleBob

Bookmark!


32 posted on 07/17/2018 12:01:34 AM PDT by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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To: DoodleBob

Thanks for posting this thread and the link to more graphics. Will save for later review.


33 posted on 07/17/2018 1:04:06 AM PDT by octex
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To: DoodleBob

What a load of crap

The left supports workers????? The right supports employers and wat? ??


34 posted on 07/17/2018 1:28:56 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Nifster
The chart shows why I have never been a Democrat or a Republican, Left or Right, Liberal or Conservative. That chart is all about compromising some beliefs to support other values.

I think the 'votes for' portion is interesting. First, I do not know anyone who votes for aggression, militancy, or pacifism. I do know the Left has been in power at the start of WWI, WWII, and Vietnam and that their Hellspawn (the UN) was responsible for the Korean 'conflict'. Second, define morals. It only appears on the side of the graphic that supports abortion. The same side that gets Equality and supports quotas, set asides, and affirmative action...the same side that fought to the death for slavery.
35 posted on 07/17/2018 3:31:13 AM PDT by wizwor
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To: DoodleBob

Wrong, the new battle is globalists vs nationalists. Your graphic says free trade vs fair trade. Neither wing of the Uniparty is pro American industry and protectionist in any way.


36 posted on 07/17/2018 3:35:10 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: central_va

The bias is pretty obvious. The left can think what they will and damn the rest of us if we fail to follow their lead. Nope, I’m not buying it!


37 posted on 07/17/2018 3:56:42 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Heavyrunner

That was kind of my take on it...as I was telling DoodleBob, I saw the flaws immediately, but I got value out of gleaning out of it another angle on how the Left sees us on the Right...entirely predictable, but...like you said, fun to look at!


38 posted on 07/17/2018 4:20:37 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: DoodleBob

bfl


39 posted on 07/17/2018 4:22:16 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: DoodleBob; Heavyrunner

You know what else I got from that? The Left SEES us accurately in some ways, and they see themselves accurately in some ways, and the fact that a Lefty could create this and still BE A LEFTIST tells you something about Leftism.

They often DO see the differences that we value on our side and denigrate on theirs, but...fail to see how that paints them as anti-American, anti-Constitutional lepers!


40 posted on 07/17/2018 4:27:47 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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