They are really not contextual. Americans need to understand each others perspectives if they hope to ever come together. Understanding the political philosophies of liberalism, democratism, socialism, fascism, and anarchism is important. Those philosophies don't change from one country to the next, even if they translate into different sets of policies.
Different countries can have different challenges and circumstances facing them. The philosophy is framework to draft policies from, not a blueprint for how to run a community.
