1 year ago18 points(+0/-0/+18Score on mirror)1 child
Lol. I stated this to my boss and some co workers over drinks but in a different light.
I said I support capitalism when it helps my people and I support socialism when it helps my people. My duty is to my people. Capitalism and socialism are tools, not things worth dying over.
Thats the key. Let them become antisemites themselves. Pointing out the jew does not matter unless people are on the road already. Gotta get them on the road
1 year ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)1 child
Left-wing and right-wing exist only within the liberal system, nationalism is outside of the liberal box, as is monarchism and any other truly Traditionalist ideology.
I think the left-right political spectrum is a vestige that was much more useful when governments were smaller. Like if you believed 1/5 things on the left and 4/5 things on the right, you would be "right wing".
Now people believe 4/23402348 things on the left and 12/23402348 on the right, that same person would be *technically* right but there are so many issues that a simple left-right spectrum doesn't accurately describe anything.
Even if you add a y-axis (like the political compass meme) it still only boils things down to "economic left/right" and "authoritarian/libertarian".
The reason why people use left/right, conservative/liberal, democrat/republican is because that is the terminology people are familiar with (even if it is woefully lacking) and in a country (U.S.) where most people would be hard-pressed to name the three branches of the federal government, I don't think this will improve anytime soon.
Maybe in countries with coalition governments the parties can more accurately represent an individual's beliefs, but not in a two party system.
Unfortunately, I don't think "what's good for the people" is really precise or useful.
I said I support capitalism when it helps my people and I support socialism when it helps my people. My duty is to my people. Capitalism and socialism are tools, not things worth dying over.