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25 Oct 2009 02:15 pm
Illustrating Left And Right
Click here to enlarge. Co-creator David McCandless writes:
Of course, the political spectrum is not quite so polarised. Actually, it’s more of a diamond shape,
apparently. But this is how it’s mostly presented via the media – left
wing vs. right wing, liberal vs. conservative, Labour vs Tory. And
perhaps in our minds too…
Well, certainly in my mind.
Researching this showed me that, despite my inevitable journalistic
lean to the ‘left’, I am actually a bit more ‘right’ than I suspected. This
kind of visual approach to mapping concepts really excites me. I like
the way it coaxes me to entertain two apparently contradictory value
systems at the same time. Or, in other words, I like the way it f**ks
with my head.
Taken like that, it's harmless enough, I guess. But this dumb and lazy-ass "right-left" rubric really does have to stop some time.
(Hat tip: Laughing Squid)
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