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The Left Right dichotomy is a fairly broad set of political ideas, especially globally. The Left typically includes socialists, communists, anarchists, labor mo
by ternnoburn 2y ago
The Left Right dichotomy is a fairly broad set of political ideas, especially globally. The Left typically includes socialists, communists, anarchists, labor movements, syndicalists, and social democrats. Typically, these movements are collectivist, whether that's collectivist in a big government or collectivist in small local communities.
Classical liberal policies, looks those of the Democrats and Republicans, are right of center.
An example, when was the last time the Democratic Party pushed for nationalization of a whole industry? Eg aerospace, rail, or energy? What about offering food and housing for everyone? Abolishing private property? Those are leftist policies.
- svieira 2y ago[flagged]
- ternnoburn 2y ago[flagged]
- svieira 2y agoNot at all - I'm just confused about the whole left / right distinction being proposed by the OP, since "nationalization" was never (as far as I can tell) part of the "left" at least when we talk about _socialism_. National socialists were definitely interested in "nationalizing" things, but socialists were a little bit more broad in their interpretation of what they were doing with "the stuff that isn't property" (at least as far as I understand it). But maybe the OP was not talking about "what they thought they were doing" only describing "what they do / did"?
- ternnoburn 2y agoI was articulating the sorts of things leftists often push for. Nationalizing industry is one such thing - holding industry in common good for the people is one flavor of leftist. You see that in Soviet style communism, for example. It's not the only way to be leftist. You can be leftist and anti central government, for instance. You cannot, however, be leftist and staunchly capitalist.