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	Subject:	Left vs. Right Explained
	Date:	11/26/2013 10:07:17 AM (updated 11/26/2013 10:37:17 AM)

I beg to differ on your assessment that "Tea Party" members are "right wing". That is the narrative that the media has confused and therefore has confused the public. The definition of "right wing" means that the view is both fiscally and socially conservative. The "Tea Party" was a phenomena born in 2010 for purely fiscal reasons (Taxes and Spending). There are no socially conservative initiatives in the "Tea Party" platform although they may endorse right wing candidates to accomplish fiscal objectives. You see some right-wing conservatives align themselves with the Tea Party agenda because it coincides with their fiscal beliefs. If you dig deep, you'll find the "Tea Party" agenda to be closer to libertarian beliefs (non-party affiliated). That is far from the "right wing extremist" narrative that MSNBC (and some other media) touts about the "Tea Party". It is actually closer to center - towards left-wing. Not until you study the Nolan chart (whose creator happens to be the founder of the Libertarian Party), can you begin to understand this. Political beliefs are not limited to liberal vs. conservative. There is the element of government oversight that expands the spectrum to a second axis. Once you understand this, you'll find extreme right-wingers want as much out of government as left-wingers when it comes to foreign policy, corporate welfare and prohibitions. That is not the "Tea Party".

URL: Nolan Chart - Political View Assessment Diagram