Quote Originally Posted by Beskar View Post
That could be the case. There are left-wing people, but some of them are what I would call 'traditional' left-wing, this mainly applies to the Trade Union crowd. These usually use outdated arguments and concepts, and would probably increase benefits "just 'cause" without any real logic behind that sort of action.
hmmm, if the traditional 'left' is occupied by a dieing breed of trade-unionists using outdated arguments and concepts, then perhaps the OP question is invalid; the argument has moved beyond what was traditionally recognised as left/right politics.

i accept the premise, it seems quite reasonable, but it leads to a further question:

Q: Why does what once represented right-wing politics seem to be thriving, when that which represented left-wing politics seem to be struggling?

our political system is what it is, and one 'half' of the self-described equation seems to be struggling more than its 'opposite' in representing the will of the people.............