cazabon, Apologies, as this will be a bit #rambling, but it will come back to #Canadian #politics, I promise.
First, the #categorization of #political views along a single left-right #axis is almost #useless. This has long been known, and alternatives exist that present a much more accurate picture, but the traditional #media is #addicted to "#left this" and "#right that" and is lazy, so they'll probably never get better.
One #alternative was developed by Jerry #Pournelle.
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