Originally posted by redrockcoulee Right and left in politics should refer to how you generally view the world, not for each and every specific issue and certainly not how you view others. Is some one of a certain political point of view a harder worker, more honest, cares more for his cat then some one of the other point of view and are you more honest only some of the times if you are a social conservative and a fiscal liberal or any other combination?
Very well said !
For myself, if I am in a conversation with someone (or a small group) and someone starts to throw out the labels of "left" or "right" or the two I hate the most "LIBERAL" and "CONSERVATIVE", I figure they have nothing more to say and are now just resorting to arbitrary labels as arguments. I am outta there at that point.
Note: I am talking about those words as
labels.
Yes, of course I realize that when they are used to describe a position or general political philosophy they are valid. Of course that I listen to.
It is when people use labels as a weapon and as a final argument that it really turns me off.
Note to our Canadian friends - we do not have a Liberal or Conservative party in New Jersey USA. Our governor is called a Conservative but in fact he is a Republican.
I do understand the terms in Canada usually refer to parties.
(Listening to the news on CHML Hamilton can be a learning experience at times.)