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Originally posted by Lurch@Sep 10 2004, 09:10 PM
This one is very interesting. From the neo-cons: Drop the ban, as it limits Americans fundamental rights. Yet the neo-cons are very pro-patriot act, despite the fact that it infringes on individual rights (to what extent is debatable, but the direction is clear).
From the left: uphold the ban and protect innocent Americans. Drop the Patriot Act and protect individual freedoms.
I'd like to see a third axis on the political spectrum, which we could call the rational. You can be rational left, rational right, irrational right or irrational left. Four quandrants instead of a 2 dimensional spectrum.
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From the right, its a conflicting statement, with the Patriot act possibly attempting to cover holes created by individual freedoms.
From the left. Uphold the ban, protect innocent americans and drop the patriot act, but if thats true you can't uphold the ban, because your affecting individual freedoms.
Neither the left or the right can look at this issue without going against thier base political instincts.