Part of the confusion is that people sometimes misunderstand what all of these terms mean.

• Conservative= Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
• Progressive= Open to or favoring new ideas, policies, or methods.
• Collectivist= Someone who belives in the political theory that the people should own the means of production.
• Individualist= Someone who believes in the doctrine advocating freedom from government regulation in the pursuit of a person's economic goals.
• Right wing= The conservative or reactionary faction of politics.
• Left wing= The liberal or radical faction of politics.
• Liberal= Someone who adheres to the political doctrine that takes protecting and enhancing the freedom of the individual to be the central problem of politics
• Democrat= Someone who believes in social equality or discounts distinctions in rank.
• Republican= Someone who adheree to the political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them.