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minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 年前What does “left wing” and “right wing” mean?
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前https://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-political-labels-left-wing-and-right-wing-originate
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 年前The origin of a word is largely distinct from how people use it in the modern day.
minus-squareFaeDrifter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前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.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·1 年前So would ideologies like fascism, georgism, anarcho-capitalism, ethno-nationalism, etc be left-wing?
minus-squareFaeDrifter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前When in doubt, remember that oncentration camps are not compatible with “equality or betterment of all”.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 年前So then what are they- since they aren’t ideologies about conserving the status quo?
minus-squareFaeDrifter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 年前Concentration camps protect establishment power.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 年前Not 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)