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"Right vs left" only means the two main political parties in a government, and whatever those parties stand for. It is different in every nation and every era.
by sukilot 6y ago
"Right vs left" only means the two main political parties in a government, and whatever those parties stand for. It is different in every nation and every era.
Everyone who pretends there is a worldwide eternally consistent meaning is a small minded person polluting discourse.
- thejynxed 6y agoBroadly speaking it boils down to collectivism vs individualism and authoritarian vs libertarian on an x,y economic axis. The social z axis defining "left" and "right" (more accurately progressive and conservative) is a spook because morality is culturally subjective.
- anoncake 6y ago> "Right vs left" only means the two main political parties in a government, and whatever those parties stand for. Not all countries even have two main parties.