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I didn't say either of these things. I said that the left has to fall back on credentials (the wording of which implies they don't like them). And while the r
by pg 18y ago
I didn't say either of these things.
I said that the left has to fall back on credentials (the wording of which implies they don't like them).
And while the right may not like estate taxes, I don't think anyone on the right (unless there are any ancien regime fans left) favors the use of that wealth to buy position. At most they'd probably concede the possibility is an unfortunate consequence of not taxing people twice.
- illumen 18y agoUsing the left/right abstraction is really silly. It's a broken, continually redefined buzzword concept that is too simple... so don't bother with it.
- Prrometheus 18y agoI don't think that's true. There are certain ideologies that travel together, whose fortunes tend to wax and wane together. If you told me an ideology (say, environmentalism or unionism), then I could easily tell you whether it was on the right or left (in this case, both left). There are exceptions in practice, but to say the labels are meaningless is silly.
- Radix 18y agoMeh, I disagree. There are groups that claim to be socially liberal and fiscally conservative. There's no catch phrase for someone who tends toward slight conservatism, but is generally open to government intervention, though I imagine such people exist. That's at least two dimensions to consider, it seems to me we should at least have a plane. Here's one, Net Neutrality, what is that?