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Re: Freedom from information
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Date: 
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:40:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:

See, I think this paragraph very neatly spotlights the problem with the one
dimensional labeling system in use (because it's simple?)

  You make a fine point, though I should confess that I don't really mind
being grouped that way.  It's kind of like being thrown into the generic
category of "animal" versus "vegetable" or "mineral."
  You're also correct that the range of possible political stances is
certainly a spectrum rather than a sharp delineation.  I've found "left" and
"right" to be good first-tier distinctions, but they're too often used as if
they were the entire, specific category.

     Dave!



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  Re: Freedom from information
 
(...) No. There's more to it than that. I am saying it's a field (of two or more dimensions), not a spectrum (which is one dimensional). We have in the past discussed possible axes... Using such axes it's possible to more correctly describe areas of (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Freedom from information
 
(...) See, I think this paragraph very neatly spotlights the problem with the one dimensional labeling system in use (because it's simple?) left-right ... liberal-conservative To be fair you did not explicitly label Bruce and Dave! (1) But the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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