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closeMyopic americans
Posted by kcosmos on 06 Nov 2017 at 05:16 GMT
Firstly your data is based on a libertarian survey of left and right. Mostly the right identify as libertarian so it is biased. Thus you miss the obvious conclusion. <b>Libertarians left and right see the value of liberty as opposed to the value of authority</b>. Both are very clear about it. They see subversion as a virtue. The US conservative libertarian identity means you can't see the liberal libertarians (libertarian socialists as they call themselves) who score high on the care and fairness values. There is the usual equality/proportionality debate between left and right but the truth is simple. Authority is a polarising value... Libertarians (left and right) are the other pole.
RE: Myopic americans
hprice506 replied to kcosmos on 01 May 2018 at 22:03 GMT
"Mostly the right identify as libertarian." The article distinguishes between economic libertarianism and lifestyle libertarianism. I contend, contrary to the finding in the article, that self-identified conservatives are economic libertarians but not life-style libertarians. See my comment below.