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Or, for a more reasonable description of the differences: the American right is interested in equality of opportunity, while the American left is interested in
by pwinnski 8y ago
Or, for a more reasonable description of the differences: the American right is interested in equality of opportunity, while the American left is interested in equality of outcome.
There are good points to be made for both positions, although 2018 sees both parties skewing heavily from these historic emphases, one more than the other.
- tunesmith 8y agoJust a data point, as a lifelong democrat I definitely view the American left as being more interested in equality of opportunity than equality of outcome. Although that's gotten a bit muddled in recent years, since I see a split between the center-left Democrats and the more "progressive" wing. (Not sure there will be much of a home in the future for people that believe an expanded EITC is better than a massively-increased minimum wage.)