Re: [OT]Lines of definition and rings of exclusion. Was- Linking Ammo

Actually, I've always liked Jerry Pournelle's two dimensional map
instead.
It had two axes, statism and rationalism, showing the views toward
government and "progress" respectively, of the political theory being
mapped.  For example, communism would be high on statism and rationalism
(all problems could be scientifically solved, etc.), whereas fascism
would
be hight on statism but low on rationalism (triumph of the will). 
Classical
anarchists would be low on statism and low on rationalism, where as
"egotists" such as Ayn Rand would be low on statism and high on
rationalism.
Most democracies would be somewhere in the middle, leaning slightly to
which
ever direction.  It gives an extra dimension, so to speak :), to the
political spectrum.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Leary" <john_t_leary@yahoo.com>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 11:03 AM
Subject: [OT]Lines of definition and rings of exclusion. Was- Linking
Ammo

>
> If one uses a logical scale of individual freedom with
> complete government control as LEFT and no government
> (anarchy) as RIGHT, this allows for all forms of
> government to be included.   Any scale that runs
> dictatorship to dictatorship does not leave much room
> for anything except dictatorship with a different
> press agent
>
> Bye for now,
> John L.
>
>
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