I said left-right, not Republican-Democrat. Left versus right hasn't always matched up with party politics. The Dixiecrats were basically still on the right be

I said left-right, not Republican-Democrat. Left versus right hasn't always matched up with party politics. The Dixiecrats were basically still on the right before 1970. Leaders and institutions on the right - Buckley, Goldwater, the John Birch Society - were originally against the civil rights movement. Many have since changed their mind, some have not. Ghandi was indeed an extreme leftist. He is held up by the modern left as a man of vision and ideals, even if they do not agree with all of his positions 100%.