I voted right in the last election, so… the party is actually called ”right” as in opposite to "left".
I voted right in the last election, so… the party is actually called ”right” as in opposite to "left".
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I know you said the poll was simplified, but to have Left which can range from Stalinism to liberals obscures matters. Ditto with the right wing.
I for example am for personal liberties in one's own home pretty much without exception as consenting adults are involved. One could argue that such a statement is Right Wing (the archetypical Redneck defending his Freedoms) or close to bieng a Hippy.
Again there is the distinction between different aspects of society that people may feel should be conducted in different manners.
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As the Roman writer Terence put it, "Moderation in all things." If you want to know what I think about extremism and fanaticism, just read my siggy.
I think of myself as a moderate, or perhaps more accurately, either left or right depending on the company. Back home amid a very conservative culture I feel left as can be, but at a much more liberal school I think I represent the right (except when I go to church and find myself back on the left side of the fence).
So either I'm a moderate or I like to play the devil's advocate. Or both.
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"I have no words, my voice is in my sword." --- Shakespeare
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Some piously affirm: "The truth is such and such. I know! I see!"
And hold that everything depends upon having the “right” religion.
But when one really knows, one has no need of religion. - Mahavyuha Sutra
Freedom necessarily involves risk. - Alan Watts
Well my views are propably closer to the left, atleast economically.
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