Not looking for this to be a debate or anything of that nature, just trying to get some intelligent opinions/responses on what exactly constitutes leftism and rightism. I've never understood the bi-partisan nature of our government as I'm one of those people that feels "views" shouldn't be classified into 2 groups but rather be specific to an individual. Thanks to anyone who can help clarify this!

 

Right = conservative (Republican)
Left = liberal (Democratic)

In my youth, I was very much on the left. As I've gotten older, I'm in the middle. I'll never go over to the right or back to the left anymore. I'm comfortable right where I'm at.

 

I was going to say the same thing

 

Ok, so you're saying right-wing people don't wanna do anything except maintain status quo? Seems like quite a blanket statement -- I'm still not sure I feel "enlightened" about the differences between "right" and "left". I fail to see how one would identify with one or the other.

 

I never understood the bi-polar nature of politics either. I am very conservative on some things, and somewhat liberal on others. Here is a quiz that really makes a lot of sense to me

The World's Smallest Political Quiz

The quiz asks 5 questions on personal issues, and another 5 on economic issues, and then scores you as one of five groups in a two-dimensional scale. Quick, and enlightening!

 

Yeah I learned that back in high school. The more older you get, the more conservative you become (atleast some people). I am a liberal, but also a conservative to a little degree.

 

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Yeah I learned that back in high school.

 

 

I see it this way.

Right= Wants less governmental control, Physically smaller government, less government regulation.

Tend to have more conservative(old fashion) views such as pro life, anti welfare, lower taxes.

Republican, usually.

Left= Wants more active government control, larger government, government regulation for economic issues. eg. The government should legislate and regulate industry, markets, etc...

Tend to have more liberal(progressive) views such as pro choice, more social programs for less fortunate, higher taxes to pay for those programs.

Democrat, usually.

Without going into a political rant, there is a reason that the "right" is called right.....

Besides left, what is the opposite of right?

 

If you guessed "wrong" you are correct!