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The Vital Function of the Left-Right Political Spectrum
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The Vital Function of the Left-Right Political Spectrum

Reclaiming the Political Spectrum: Defining Essentials for Clear Discourse on Freedom and Capitalism

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Craig Biddle
Mar 08, 2017
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Some advocates of capitalism dismiss the entire left-right political spectrum, saying that both left and right are statist and that capitalists should reject this spectrum and speak in terms of individualism vs. collectivism or freedom vs. force.

They are half right.

Indeed, we should speak in terms of individualism vs. collectivism and freedom vs. force.…

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