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==Modern use==
==Modern use==
The Left/Right scale is a misleading way of comparing political systems. People use the Left/Right approach out of habit, but it leads to confusion. For example, [[Fascism]] is often placed on the Right and [[Socialism]] on the Left. Yet fascism is [[National Socialist German Workers Party|"National" Socialism]]. Indeed, the left/right scale is just an obsolete reference to the seating arrangement of the French Assembly in the 1790's. <ref>[http://www.lairdwilcox.com/ Beyond Left/Right]
The Left/Right scale is a misleading way of comparing political systems. People use the Left/Right approach out of habit, but it leads to confusion. For example, [[Fascism]] is often placed on the Right and [[Socialism]] on the Left. Yet fascism is [[National Socialist German Workers Party|"National" Socialism]]. Indeed, the left/right scale is just an obsolete reference to the seating arrangement of the French Assembly in the 1790's. <ref>[http://www.lairdwilcox.com/news/nolanchart.html Beyond Left/Right]
by Marshall Fritz, 1987. Retrieved from lairdwicox.com 05/25/07. </ref> In 1970, Denver advertising executive David Nolan invented the Nolan Chart to overcome the weakness of the outdated Left/Right political spectrum.
by Marshall Fritz, 1987. Retrieved from lairdwicox.com 05/25/07. </ref> In 1970, Denver advertising executive David Nolan invented the Nolan Chart to overcome the weakness of the outdated Left/Right political spectrum.
[[Image:Nolan-chart.svg|right|thumb|The Nolan Chart overcomes the weaknesses of the outdated Left/Right political spectrum.]]
[[Image:Nolan-chart.svg|right|thumb|The Nolan Chart overcomes the weaknesses of the outdated Left/Right political spectrum.]]