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28-04-2026

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

  1. A political ideology is composed of critique of existing order, vision of a future society, theory of political change
  2. Conservatism, nationalism, socialism, liberalism
  3. Linear spectrum of politics - a line going left-to-right, placing each ideology on a spectrum - liberalism is in the middle
  4. Horseshoe spectrum of politics - a horse-shoe shape representing each ideology on a spectrum, left is the left side, right is the right side, higher is more extreme - liberalism is in the middle
  5. ‘Gods given right’ for kings/queens to be a monarch - i.e., King Henry VIII
  6. Enlightenment - a period of time which encouraged logical thinking, led to people believing and using science, scientifical discoveries, revolutions (pushed for democracies)
  7. French (1789) + American (1965-83)
  8. Promote freedom, protest limitations
  9. Negative freedom - freedom from
  10. Positive freedom - freedom to

Notes

  • Classic liberals: ended at ~late 1800s
  • Modern liberals: ~late 1800s - today