• Forester@pawb.social
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      17 hours ago

      Right wing and left wing are economic labels communism and capatalism. Right wing people tend to cluster towards the authoritarian side of the authority and liberty scale but so do left wingers.

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      20 hours ago

      Yeah but right wing in tankie states were called the nomenclature, the old guard

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        We clearly are having a communication issue here. Right wing has meant pro-capitalism for over 200 years

        mint > meant I blame speech to text.

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          The distinction between left and right wing comes from the French Revolution. Everyone who wanted to keep the King lined up on the right. Everyone who wanted to try sonething new lined up on the left. Leftism is certainly inherently anti-monarchical, and I would argue also inherently anti-hierarchical. Tankies are right-wing communists; that’s why left wing communists tend to disagree with them.

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            11 hours ago

            right wing is support of capitalism left wing is support of Communism You’re not going to change the definition by selectively copy pasting the answer that you got by googling the definition of left right spectrum. You are conflating conservatism with capitalism they are two separate human conditions.

            I can also copy paste from Google

            Conservatism is a social and political philosophy focused on preserving traditional values, social order, and established institutions. Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership, market competition, and profit. While often closely allied in modern politics, they represent distinct concepts that can sometimes conflict

            I do want to stress that I’m not calling you stupid. I’m just trying to let you know that the words you are using do not mean what you think they mean.

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            11 hours ago

            Leftism is certainly inherently anti-monarchical

            These words mean five different things to four different people, but I’ll bite. Was the Meiji restoration ‘left’ or ‘right’?