The political spectrum of contemporary U.S. politics classifies [[liberal]]s such as [[Democrats]] on the left and [[conservative]]s such as [[Republicans]] on the right.
The political spectrum of contemporary U.S. politics classifies [[liberal]]s such as [[Democrats]] on the left and [[conservative]]s such as [[Republicans]] on the right.
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In discussions of mid-twentieth century European international politics, [[Communism]] & [[Socialism]] is usually called "left-wing" and [[Nationalism]]([[Nazism]]/[[Facism]]) "right-wing", no matter how inaccurate, at times, such generalizations are.
==Criticisms of a one-dimensional political spectrum==
==Criticisms of a one-dimensional political spectrum==