Left to right

[ciphergoth]

Obviously the left-to-right political spectrum is a massive oversimplification, but just trying to squeeze politics into one dimension for a moment, I have a question...

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Comments

[alextiefling.livejournal.com]

Obama not to the left of Thatcher, even on the basis of Thatcher's record as of the 1983 general election?

[palmer1984.livejournal.com]

In terms of personal ideology, maybe. But Thatcher wasn't able to dismantle the NHS, for instance, and Obama, while he may be in favour of more equitable healthcare, would not be able to set up free universal healthcare. So in that sense Obama is to the right of Thatcher.