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Political scientists' definition of the political spectrum classifies some political positions as leftist or rightist. Politics on the 'right' usually support the traditional institutions and values of a society. Politics on the 'left' usually favor challenging traditional institutions and values.<ref>H. Winter and T. Bellows (1997), Conflict and Compromise: An Introduction to Political Science, 8th ed., Ch. 3. Longman, Inc.</ref>,<ref>S. Tansey (2000), Politics: the Basics, 2nd ed., Ch. 4. Routledge, Inc.</ref> | Political scientists' definition of the political spectrum classifies some political positions as leftist or rightist. Politics on the 'right' usually support the traditional institutions and values of a society. Politics on the 'left' usually favor challenging traditional institutions and values.<ref>H. Winter and T. Bellows (1997), Conflict and Compromise: An Introduction to Political Science, 8th ed., Ch. 3. Longman, Inc.</ref>,<ref>S. Tansey (2000), Politics: the Basics, 2nd ed., Ch. 4. Routledge, Inc.</ref> | ||
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| + | There were a whole lot of good criticisms of the one-dimensional viewpoint made in the earlier page. I think that | ||
| + | should be a separate section. But if not, it would fit here. | ||
| + | --[[User:Redblue|Redblue]] 07:59, 10 April 2007 (EDT) | ||
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Political scientists' definition of the political spectrum classifies some political positions as leftist or rightist. Politics on the 'right' usually support the traditional institutions and values of a society. Politics on the 'left' usually favor challenging traditional institutions and values.[1],[2]
There were a whole lot of good criticisms of the one-dimensional viewpoint made in the earlier page. I think that should be a separate section. But if not, it would fit here. --Redblue 07:59, 10 April 2007 (EDT)