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right wing VS left wing
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heres an observation: it seems that, regarding political conflict, right wingers focus on the ends, while left wingers focus on the means.

example: iraqi war- right wingers: we removed a ruthless dictator and freed the iraqi people!

left wingers- we killed thousands of innocents in the process!

sometimes this can be reversed, but it seems to me, for the most part this is true. or I could be completely wrong.

thoughts?


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: atomikfunksoldier]
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Interesting

Left wing, right wing, we're all apart of the same bird.




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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: atomikfunksoldier]
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Two sides of the same coin


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: Sombie]
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yeah, okay, thats really profound....but were talking politics and people have different beliefs, consequently, some can be catergorized as being left or right wing, you dig?


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: Sombie]
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it isn't moral to treat people as means, or that's what kant said anyhow.


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: atomikfunksoldier]
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"but were talking politics and people have different beliefs"

The problem is these "different beliefs" are becoming more and more similar.


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: atomikfunksoldier]
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its that thinking that causes corruption. People two often discredit ideas without thinking about them because of the right wing VS left wing mentallty.

when I think about something it never enters my mind if it is a conservative or liberal idea, I just decide what is correct. Sometimes it ends up being conservative sometimes it ends up being liberal.

You really shouldn't even think about what side it falls on.


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: Sombie]
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^^^ Yeah me too I dont really think about it there is really no political party that
represents my beleifs so I would be classed as a hippie.


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: trev]
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sombie:

"People two often discredit ideas without thinking about them because of the right wing VS left wing mentallty."

wow.....how enlightening. listen, im quite aware of the banality of political labels, but they exist nonetheless.

what I am trying to do here is examine the belief system of these two general political groups, which exist even if you dont think they should.


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: atomikfunksoldier]
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Hmm I suppose your right, I'm just tired of it constantly being Liberal versus Conservative, Democrat versus Republican.

But I guess it is for most people, even if it shouldn't be.


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: atomikfunksoldier]
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The only difference between the two parties is that they are ruled by different corparations/special interests who give them their money. One side is not dedicated to means, the other to ends. You can find countless examples of both sides taking the stance of 'ends' or 'means'. Both sides are dedicated to attacking pretty much anything the other side does. That is the only thing either side is always totally dedicated to.

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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: ]
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both wings of the same carrion feeder...


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: atomikfunksoldier]
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I don't believe in the democratic party, or the republican party,

I just believe in parties





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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: Learyfan]
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Quote:
Left wing, right wing, we're all apart of the same bird.




I'm pretty sure that refers to the old french parliment, and not a bird.







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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: atomikfunksoldier]
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Why do people seem to insist on only two labels though?  I see this in a lot of US political discussion, people get accused (always seems to be an insult) of being either liberals or conservatives, nothing in between.  It's all a bit Aristotelian, dividing an entire nation into 'left' and 'right', 'yes' or 'no', 1 or 0.

I tend to say my views are 'outspoken' and leave it at that :smile: 


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And God, hearing this desperate plea from His creation, wrinkled His mighty brow for a moment and then leaned down toward man, beckoning that he should come close so as to hear all that was about to be revealed to him.

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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: RadioActiveSlug]
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im not talking about republican and democrat here, im talking in general, when an a-typical leftist and an a-typical rightist looks at a hypothetical political scenario.....

bahh.....


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: atomikfunksoldier]
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"The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats are bought by a slightly less scary group of special interests."--Bill Maher.


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: silversoul7]
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I will probably para phrase this wrong but I once heard it said that the difference is that the republican party wants taxes to go up by like 1.5 percent a year and the democratic party wants taxes to go up by like 3 percent a year (or something like that).

I'd encourage anyone not already familiar with the libertarian party to check out some of their party platforms, etc...

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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: atomikfunksoldier]
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With the right wing, man exploits man, with the left wing it's the exact opposite. :wink:


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Re: right wing VS left wing [Re: Evolving]
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man benefits man?

wait... that doesn't sound right.. nevermind

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