[PLUG-TALK] Web search engines focus of right-wing conspiracy theorists

[Rich Shepard]

On Wed, 23 Feb 2022, Paul Heinlein wrote:

> I grew up in an era when, in the broadest terms possible (and not without
> inconsistencies),
>
> * the Republican party stood for a small and efficient public sector,
>  honor for social stability, and a thriving private sector
>
> * the Democratic party stood for the working classes, public support
>  for those with fewer resources, and social progress

Paul,

+1

> Today, it feels like the division is moving toward that of chaos vs. order
> rather than liberal/conservative or whatever.

There are other dimension to the commonly understood left/right,
liberal vs conservative line: authoritarianism vs libertarianism and
extremeism vs moderation <https://www.politicalcompass.org/test>.

Every now and then over the past 21 years the compass test has been
available I test myself to see if I've changed. It's a useful tool.

Regards,

Rich