Originally Posted By: bridgman

The only real continuum I see might be described as "realist" (right wing) vs "idealist" (left wing) if you want to say it nicely, or "cynical vs utopian" among friends, based on your degree of belief in the "universal goodness of humanity".


Thomas Sowell in his book A Conflict of Visions uses the terms “constrained” and “unconstrained” visions but I think is trying to get at the same thing you are describing.

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