"It may surprise you to learn that most of the great political debates of our time – at least in the Western world – can be divided into just two viewpoints. All of the rest is fluff. Typically, they focus on whether or not a particular action should be taken; but the real conflict is not about the merits of the action; it is about the principles, the ethical code that justifies or forbids that action. It is a contest between the ethics of collectivism on the one hand and individualism on the other. Those are words that have meaning, and they describe a philosophical chasm that divides the entire Western world."
-- G. Edward Griffin

This quote is taken from a document entitled "The Chasm," first in a 4-part series of related articles called "The Future is Calling." Here it is in pdf format:
http://freedom-force.org/pdf/futurecalling1.pdf


Beginning at the top of Page 9, through Page 21, the differences between Collectivism & Individualism, and what each of the terms actually means, is explained.