left -v- right

government :: small role -v- large; local decision -v- national; micromanage -v- macro
economy :: free markets -v- managed; earned income -v- redistributed; enterprise -v- collectivism
ethics/social :: permissive -v- restrictive; modern norms -v- traditional; religious -v- secular
justice :: letter-of-law -v- meaning; protector -v- interpreter
security :: dove -v- hawk; permissive -v- protectionist; carrot -v- stick
charity :: Scrooge -v- Fezziwig ; cash -v- knowledge; hand-out -v- hand-up
expression :: allowed -v- restricted; raunchy -v- Puritanical; propaganda -v- debate

I was actually thinking about the various aspects of politics while ‘researching’ the Dutch party VVD and stumbling on something called Conservative Liberalism. I am moderately fascinated with how the world’s political norms match with those in USA. It almost seems surprising the USA political norms are not more prevalent worldwide, considering how much of our ‘culture’ we thrust out upon it.