Right Wing or Left Wing, which one are you and why?

Right Wing or Left Wing, which one are you and why is that 'good' for the country?

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I think it’s ridiculous and foolish for any individual to identify themselves as purely “right-wing” or purely “left-wing”. There are good things about capitalism, but there are bad parts to it. There are good things about socialism, but there are bad parts to it. It’s about finding the balance - and for different individuals, that ‘balance’ will be different.

I also think the ‘left-right’ political spectrum is a bit silly, it’s an overly simplified model to label people’s political views

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Reply 2

EYEtrollYOU

Original post by iBMRjS

You make a good point, in fact so good that you could ask that to any UK politician, TV presenter and they will only be able to say they are left wing (which being one sided doesn't help and also influences public opinion). Silly stuff indeed.

Reply 3

username2124911

i am centre left with socialist leanings, i am also a 'hard' Eurosceptic who strongly supports Brexit

Reply 4

munchm_

I'm pro-choice, pro-immigration, and anti-nationalist, but I'm right wing because I support capitalism, low taxation and free markets.

Do you see the problems with these two labels?

Reply 5

Napp

Neither - i take the view its a ridiculously lazy and over simplistic grouping for the vast majority of people.

I'm the bird.

all right, apart from from pro-choice.

Reply 8

Stewpid

Original post by EYEtrollYOU

Right Wing or Left Wing, which one are you and why is that 'good' for the country?

I'd probably say I'm a authoritarian centrist who is described lazily as far right

Reply 9

chazwomaq

It depends on your definitions. Political compass include them as separate dimensions:

Reply 10

Max&Mindset

Original post by EYEtrollYOU

Right Wing or Left Wing, which one are you and why is that 'good' for the country?

Why do we as human beings always have to develop these overly simplistic, narrow-minded models and spectrums that allow for little to no interpretation? Different people on the right may have varying policy implementations that they prefer, same applies to the left. In saying that I am either left or right wing accomplishes almost nothing, I could still be pro-life, pro-immigration, pro-globalist... We should not be asking "where are you on the political spectrum" instead ask more specific questions like "do you agree with the hyper-globalists vision" or "do you think abortion should be morally plausible", this way we actually progress the debate instead of being stuck on "I'm left wing, I hate ring wing", many people don't even know the difference between the two.

Reply 11

Stewpid

That is by no means far right- its nearer the center right then the far right

Reply 12

chazwomaq

You could be economically centrist and highly authoritarian (or libertarian) according to this model.

Reply 13

Stewpid

Oh I'm a fascist. Nice.

The Nazi's was relatively left wing with economics so that doesn't apply.

Reply 14

username1148663

I’m definitely not left that’s all I’ll say.

This link should make the common people laugh

https://youtu.be/RcWk640Rjq0

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Reply 15

CountBrandenburg

I think right wing sufficiently describes me

Reply 16

Rakas21

I am a man of the center right and believe that it is the superior position to be because competition and private property rights have proven to be the greatest incentive's known to man. In additionally i believe that is morally unjust for the state to waste my money and ergo support generally low tax and spend relative to today. Socially i am also a man of the center right in that although there are things i support liberalisation of (prostitution, gay marriage for example) i view most constitutional change as needless change and have come to view things like abortion and euthanasia as damaging to society. I have also become increasingly nationalist and have never understood why diversity should be valued.

Reply 17

monkeyman0121

Meh, I am neither. Though I guess the two are important. Think of it like a plane, with only one wing it will fall and crash. With two wings it is more balanced and can work. I think the same goes for life and government. (Both have advantages and disadvantages.)

Reply 18

username3672344

Left wing on economic issues. Believe in a high tax, high spend economy with fantastic public services, like in Scandinavia.

Liberal on social issues.

Conservative on constitutional issues. Support FTPT, support the House of Lords, oppose referendums.