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I agree, but I'm using the term in a way that resonates with the popular use of the word in modern American politics. The point might be lost if I instead used

• jlavine 8y ago
  My impression is that "left" is used synonymously with the Democratic party and "right" with the Republican party in practically all American media. By this popular understanding, calling the New York Times right wing makes no sense, as it's very clearly allied itself with the Democratics. The Democratic party has been just as dedicated to the corporate and military status quo as the Republican party. The two parties only differ practically on social wedge issues.