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Your definition of 'left' and 'right' in politics is quite simply just wrong. Both left and right can descend into state control just as easily. Fascism, for
by smutticus 13y ago
Your definition of 'left' and 'right' in politics is quite simply just wrong. Both left and right can descend into state control just as easily. Fascism, for example, is a far-right ideology.
I also don't know why you think Venezuela is less democratic then many other N Hemispheric countries. But having no comparison with which to judge I don't know how corrupt a country needs to be in order to register as 'very, very corrupt' on your radar.
- bosstwizz 13y agorelevant: http://www.transparency.org/country#VEN http://www.transparency.org/country#VEN Corruption perceptions index score: 19/100 (100 = least corrupt) World rank: 165/176
- Kurtz79 13y agoTo his credit, he did not say that all ideologies where heavy government presence is prominent are left-inspired. He said that the word "leftist" implies certain characteristics, among them heavy government presence. I struggle to think of a real-life example where this is not the case.
- lmm 13y agoA few anarchist communes existed in real life, at least for a while.