Does being Right-wing make you a bad person ?
It doesn't matter which wing it is.
This.
It depends on what your beliefs are. I don't have a bone to pick with someone just because we disagree on how taxes should be spent. If you are a homophobe, racist, or sexist, and believe the government ought to reflect those beliefs, then yes, I think you are a bad person.
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What fresh hell is this?
Being the kind of right-wibger you describe yourself as doesn't make you a bad person. And 250 years ago, you might have been a leftie, because back then, right wingers were noblemen and royalists, and the awful lefties were businesspeople and tradesmen who wanted a say in politivs - you know, democracy.
but there are some fundamental issues with the status quo - mainly that things have had certain trajectories, and for the last 40 years, the whole world has been steering right, economically, and often towards liberal attitudes, socially. Which means there really isn't much of a society left to speak of, both in an economic sense and in social structure.
This atomisation is a problematic consequence, and the question is: should we move back, from the position of the economic right we ar at (i.e., leftwards), or give up on some of the social liberties (i.e. be more conservative).
personally, I don't think conservatism just won't work in a world where the flows of finance are flipping societies on their head once a decade, and I think social issues will all be alleviated with the wealth distriburion less jarring, so I don't think right wingers are bad people, I just think they think that they can get away. Like, buy a private island where ww3 won't teach them. or fly to mars, to avoid the climate wars. At least, lefties have understood that they, individually, won't be on that island.
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Communism is the left. Socialism is the mildly left. Marxism is the far left. Capitalism is the right. Nationalism is extreme right etc, etc.
It's more than one dimension.
Economically, "left" is socialist and "right" is capitalist.
Socially, "left" is progressive, "right" is conservative.
Politically, "left" is cosmopolitan, "right" is nationalist.
There's also the liberal-authoritarian question but in reality, every "left" and "right"-leaning party and individual I've encountered have some mix of liberal and authoritarian attitudes towards different issues.
Parties and individuals can match any combination. The party currently ruling here is socialist borderline communist, conservative and nationalist. One point on "far left", two points on "right".
Anyway - willing to harm others is what makes one a bad person.
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OP should check out Scandinavian and Swiss politics.
Very different to what we're used to in the UK and USA.
Here's a taster....
Swiss Political Parties
That seems a bit broad, are you a complete pacifist?
No, I'm a pragmatic pacifist.
Even if a war is unavoidable, avoiding unnecessary harm is still a thing.
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Even if a war is unavoidable, avoiding unnecessary harm is still a thing.
Suppose I have a different idea of what is necessary?
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Even if a war is unavoidable, avoiding unnecessary harm is still a thing.
Suppose I have a different idea of what is necessary?
We can discuss.
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No, it doesn't make individual persons bad. There are plenty of good, moral conservatives. That said, one must remember that the conservative ideology itself leaves much to be desired with it's emphasis on competition, the Pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps ubermensch ideal, the denial that government aid is necessary for the welfare and very survival of many individuals, the embrace of the religious right with it's f*cked up theologies (prosperity gospel, dominionism, Christian nationalism, etc.), Social Darwinism, the anti-science hysteria and wholehearted acceptance of conspiracy theories, rejecting that racism is real, and it's flirtation with fascism, just to name a few.
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Some Conservatives are pro-employers and anti-employees. Since the vast majority of the common people are employees, those Conservatives are against rights for the employees and hence the common people.
- Which can make some Conservatives seem bad people.
For example, some Conservatives are against raising the wages for the employees, and when they want tax cuts, its only for the employers, not the employees.
It's also known as Hypocrisy and Selfishness.
Yes, being a Conservative can sometimes make you a bad person.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_a ... al_studies
Biologically and scientifically speaking, it could be said that some Conservatives make more mistakes than Liberals. It's Science.
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That's the type of testing I had in my ADHD assessment. ^^ I scored extremely low on tapping the right letter because my mind would wander. Based on their logic I would be a far-right Conservative, which I'm not. Did they account for people's other conditions like ADHD, visual processing delays, physical dexterity, etc?
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