I found this analysis a most useful summary on the way left- and right-wing people think on a variety of issues. The analysis comes from Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFS), a U.S. independent online media outlet dedicated to educating the public on media bias and deceptive practices. It is a far more refined tool than MediaBias, our NZ attempt at the same thing that, to me surprisingly, found all media tested excepted two blogs, but including the NZ Herald and NewstalkZB, were left-leaning! Even Mike Hosking would be surprised at this result. For the Media Bias/Fact Check principles, methodology and more click here.
According to MBFS, the general philosophy of the left is marked by collectivism: community over the individual. equality, environmental protection, expanded educational opportunities, social safety nets for those who need them, while those on the right espouse individualism: individual over the community. limited Government with individual freedom and personal property rights. Competition.
On particular issues, their views also differed:
