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minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 year agoWhat does “left wing” and “right wing” mean?
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agohttps://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-political-labels-left-wing-and-right-wing-originate
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoThe origin of a word is largely distinct from how people use it in the modern day.
minus-squareFaeDrifter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoBroadly speaking, left wing is about creating change, ideally for more equality or the betterment of all. Right wing is about conserving the status quo and traditional power hierarchies, because they are accustomed to benefiting from them.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·1 year agoSo would ideologies like fascism, georgism, anarcho-capitalism, ethno-nationalism, etc be left-wing?
minus-squareFaeDrifter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWhen in doubt, remember that oncentration camps are not compatible with “equality or betterment of all”.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·1 year agoSo then what are they- since they aren’t ideologies about conserving the status quo?
minus-squareFaeDrifter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoConcentration camps protect establishment power.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoNot the current governing establishment(unless they’re FDRs)
What does “left wing” and “right wing” mean?
https://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-political-labels-left-wing-and-right-wing-originate
The origin of a word is largely distinct from how people use it in the modern day.
Broadly speaking, left wing is about creating change, ideally for more equality or the betterment of all. Right wing is about conserving the status quo and traditional power hierarchies, because they are accustomed to benefiting from them.
So would ideologies like fascism, georgism, anarcho-capitalism, ethno-nationalism, etc be left-wing?
When in doubt, remember that oncentration camps are not compatible with “equality or betterment of all”.
So then what are they- since they aren’t ideologies about conserving the status quo?
Concentration camps protect establishment power.
Not the current governing establishment(unless they’re FDRs)