Right Wing vs. Left Wing Left wing and Right wing politics for many years served to classify the political stance and philosophies of the parties, with the left wing being progressive and the Right wing being traditional. The left and right wing ideologies were not fully developed until the 1960’s where two different documents for different groups were written. The two documents outlined the ideals of Left wing liberals and right wing conservatives, ideals that are still used today. The first document titled the Sharon Statement outlines the principle of the group, Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), and their strong beliefs in a more conservative government. The statement was written by Medford Stanton Evans, who was a young newspaper editor
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Liberty cannot be divided, so both the public and private sector must be able to utilize the same freedom.
Then the statement goes on to say that the purpose of the government is to provide internal order, security, and justice for its citizens. If the Government goes beyond that purpose by having absolute control of the economy, the right to liberty and order will diminish.
The “supply and demand” system of the market economy is the only system that can appease both the requirements of personal freedom and constitutional government, as “supply and demand” is the best solution to providing people with what they need.
The document then concludes by affirming how communism is an international threat and cannot coexist with the liberties that people deserve and that the U.S should fight to rid the world of …show more content…
The young conservatives believe that the citizens should have the freedom to control their part of the economy, the private sector. With the private market being able to supply people’s demands without interference, the economy would be well again, due to people buying more products. The young radicals believe that if all citizens had more power and freedom to vote on public issues the issues would be solved because the authorities and decision makers that were susceptible to being manipulated by companies would not be the only ones making choices for the
Liberty cannot be divided, so both the public and private sector must be able to utilize the same freedom.
Then the statement goes on to say that the purpose of the government is to provide internal order, security, and justice for its citizens. If the Government goes beyond that purpose by having absolute control of the economy, the right to liberty and order will diminish.
The “supply and demand” system of the market economy is the only system that can appease both the requirements of personal freedom and constitutional government, as “supply and demand” is the best solution to providing people with what they need.
The document then concludes by affirming how communism is an international threat and cannot coexist with the liberties that people deserve and that the U.S should fight to rid the world of …show more content…
The young conservatives believe that the citizens should have the freedom to control their part of the economy, the private sector. With the private market being able to supply people’s demands without interference, the economy would be well again, due to people buying more products. The young radicals believe that if all citizens had more power and freedom to vote on public issues the issues would be solved because the authorities and decision makers that were susceptible to being manipulated by companies would not be the only ones making choices for the