- Both left and right embrace identity politics, which means they overlook the human in the human. As for education, I would be considered on the right, although this makes no sense these days, considering what both left and right have become. I believe in better communication about what the standards are one needs to aim for. Describing standards more carefully and reinforcing them does not hurt my feelings. I’m also prepared to do that for others.As for “taking responsibility”, I think everybody on the spectrum of politics is confused about what this means. The right reinforces harsh sounding words, terms and conditions, without having any idea of what their application would look like. This fetishises harshness, but with no meaning. The left avoids harsh sounding words on principle — once again with a blithe disregard for practical results — which is to say, meaning and content.
- December 14, 2011 at 4:41 pm | #26| QuoteAlso, it should be mentioned that the society I come from was conservative through and through. People were thoroughly blamed for a lot of things — not so long as the economy prospered, but when things went wrong within the system overall and individuals left the country in droves. After that, individuals of all sorts were blamed for anything at all. The overturning of the far right government by a communist regime meant that the right wingers began to seek for an enemy “within”. Women and children, who were by definition “weak” seemed to fit that description well enough to serve the purpose of bearing the brunt for what had gone wrong.The right wing view about personal responsibility is as mystical as any left wing view that everyone is innately good.
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