Picoblog Question – 2016 – Post #57

Picoblog Question – 2016 – Post #57

Per the Plus-Sign Model (2D political-definitions model), is the November 2016 election shaping up to be a horizontal election or a vertical one?

My two cents, but please share yours:

A vertical one.

Please recall:

The vertical and horizontal scales of the 2D political-definitions model are visualized as a “plus” sign and tagged as follows.

• Libertarians at north
• Totalitarians at south
• Centrists at the origin
• Conservatives at east
• Liberals at west

The endpoints are labelled as follows.

• Northern tip as “100% Total Freedom (Anarchy)”
• Southern tip as “0% Total Freedom (Slavery)”
• Eastern tip as “100% Economic Freedom”
• Western tip as “100% Social/Personal Freedom”

Note 1:  For the 2D model, Progressives are Totalitarians, not Liberals. Progressives and Liberals are only synonymous for the 1D (left-center-right) model.

Note 2:  Total Freedom = Social/Personal Freedom + Economic Freedom