Political Spectrum by DeShawn Moseley-Brown

2022mosdesa — 2020-10-01 15:41:19 UTC

- Positive uses of government to bring about justice and equality of opportunity
- Willing to have government intervene in economy to remedy defects of capitalism
- Protection against inadequate healthcare, housing, and education (welfare state)
- Affirmative action programs
- Tax rates(%) that rise with income
- Support unions and labor

Criticisms of Liberalism

2022mosdesa — 2020-10-01 15:47:06 UTC

- Too much reliance on government
- Higher Taxes
- Forgets that government should be limited
- Big government dictates to us
- Self-Help ethics get destroyed
- True economic freedom gets punished because of welfare and regulations

2022mosdesa — 2020-10-02 15:07:14 UTC

- Private Property rights
- free enterprise (pro-business)
- small government (except for defense)
- stronger state governments
- government should ensure order
- self determination
- human needs should be met by families and charities
- big government is expensive and counter productive
- Social Conservatism focuses on moral issues (abortion, gay marriage etc.)

Criticisms

2022mosdesa — 2020-10-02 15:16:21 UTC

- Hypocritical
- Too much faith in market economy
- favors big business too much
- "Trickle down" economics (Reagan)
- insensitive to needs of poor and ill
- failure to meet issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation
- Too religious

2022mosdesa — 2020-10-02 15:24:45 UTC

- Economic and government system based in public ownership
- Greatly expanding role in government
- favors increased efforts towards equality
- Nationalize certain industries
- institute a public works program
- steeper taxes on wealthy
- cut defense spending

2022mosdesa — 2020-10-02 15:33:12 UTC

Cherishes individual liberty and insists on a sharply limited government
- Overtones to anarchism
- oppose just about all goverment programs

2022mosdesa — 2020-10-07 16:10:26 UTC

Democratic - Liberal
Republican - Conservative
Green Party - Liberal
Constitution Party - Conservative

President - Trump, Conservative
Vice President - Mike Pence, Conservative
Speaker of the House - Nancy Pelosi, Liberal
Senate Majority Leader - Mitch McConnell, Conservative
Senate Minority Leader - Schumer, Liberal

2022mosdesa — 2020-10-08 01:52:39 UTC

Gender - Men, conservative. Women, Liberal
Race/Ethnicity - White People, Conservative. Black People, Liberal
Generation - Gen X, Liberal. Silent, Conservative
Religious Tradition - Jewish, Liberal. Atheist, Liberal
Education - College Grad. Men, Conservative. College Grad. Women, Liberal
Community Type - Urban, Liberal. Rural, Conservative
Family Income - $75,000, Conservative, <$30,000, Liberal