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    Default Re: The 1 word essence of the political right?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tiaexz View Post
    It is good, but if you take it a step-further with a description like: Daddy-Knows-Best, it summarises it up more fully. Values only go so far to explaining it.

    The political left would be more Equality. if anything, the counter of the right with Daddy-Doesnt-Know-Best.
    Doesn't explain say libertarians. The right got a slightly more authoritarian bend in general, but it isn't large and not universial. Besides, I'm trying to find the positive word. It is and has been appealing for a very large chunk of the population throughout history, so there's more to it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Montmorency View Post
    These describe both left and right equally well.
    Nah. They left is arrogant because they're better, the right is arrogant because they're right. Leads to diffferent consequences.
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