The Left And The Right: Their Differences

[AACJ]

For those in need of a crash course on the differences.

 

[DaisyDay]

In other words, Right is good and Left is bad.

 

[AACJ]

In other words, Right is good and Left is bad.

This vid is not an attack on persons, but rather an attack on ideology and practice. There is a difference.

 

[SilverBear]

I can't decide if this guy is delusional or just deceitful.

 

[AACJ]

I can't decide if this guy is delusional or just deceitful.

Quite the substantive response, there.

 

[SilverBear]

Quite the substantive response, there.

I took my cue from the OP.


Do you really want this guys propaganda broken down?

 

[USincognito]

YouTube scholarship is the best scholarship.

 

[DaisyDay]

This vid is not an attack on persons, but rather an attack on ideology and practice. There is a difference.

Yep, Right ideology and practice is good and Left ideology and practice is no good!

 

[AACJ]

YouTube scholarship is the best scholarship.

OH? So scholarship is media dependent? No place/room for popular or informal arguments/presentations or argumentation? So why then are you on this thread? Just typing to hear the tap, tap of the keys?

 

[Ada Lovelace]

YouTube scholarship is the best scholarship.

It's like the PhD of internet education after earning your BA from Facebook College and your Masters from Google University.

 

[USincognito]

OH? So scholarship is media dependent?No place/room for popular or informal arguments/presentations or argumentation? So why then are you on this thread? Just typing to hear the tap, tap of the keys?

Struck a nerve I see.

Perhaps you'd care to summarize the video in your own words or perhaps produce a few bullet points that you find compelling, you know, for those of us who don't do YouTube videos.

 

[Cearbhall]

This video is waaaayy too U.S.-specific to belong in International Politics. He cherry-picks examples from certain other countries to make it seem like he's giving a worldwide overview, but his statements are just as often incorrect when applied on a global scale.

And then of course, there's the ridiculous bias.

 

[AACJ]

Struck a nerve I see.

Perhaps you'd care to summarize the video in your own words or perhaps produce a few bullet points that you find compelling, you know, for those of us who don't do YouTube videos.

If your not motivated enough to watch the vid and do your own work then certainly I would just be wasting my time doing it for you. That reminds me, the vid does mention that leftist ideology promotes the welfare state. And of course history demonstrates the resulting apathy, hopelessness and laziness that can and has induced in societies.

 

[USincognito]

If your not motivated enough to watch the vid

Spare me the mind reading. I do not watch YouTube videos because they don't really interest me. I'm more of a reader than a watcher when it comes to stuff like this.

and do your own work

The problem with this mentality is that you are expecting me to do work for you that you are unwilling to do yourself. I find it to be incredibly intellectually lazy to merely post a link or a video and say "you people watch this and then I'll discuss it with you". I'm more impressed when folks exhibit an actual grasp of a subject and can express it in their own words and use papers, links, etc. as support, citations or documentation.

That reminds me, the vid does mention that leftist ideology promotes the welfare state. And of course history demonstrates the resulting apathy, hopelessness and laziness that can and has induced in societies.

Cool anecdote bro. The flaw in your projection is that another reason I don't watch YouTube videos is because I'm at work and all of my down time this week has been finishing up my taxes - you know, what you pay when you earn income for working.

 

[LionL]

The political Right and left are both like characters in The Wizard of Oz. Let me explain:

The Right - Tin Man. Doesn't have a heart
The Left - Scarecrow. Doesn't have a brain

Of course, this is oversimplified, but it sums things up.

I should also point out (for Americans reading this) that I am English. What I call left you would call Socialist. I think what you call left is classed as Centre Ground over here.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

This video is waaaayy too U.S.-specific to belong in International Politics. He cherry-picks examples from certain other countries to make it seem like he's giving a worldwide overview, but his statements are just as often incorrect when applied on a global scale.

And then of course, there's the ridiculous bias.

That sounds like something a leftist commie socialist would say.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

The political Right and left are both like characters in The Wizard of Oz. Let me explain:

The Right - Tin Man. Doesn't have a heart
The Left - Scarecrow. Doesn't have a brain

Of course, this is oversimplified, but it sums things up.

I should also point out (for Americans reading this) that I am English. What I call left you would call Socialist. I think what you call left is classed as Centre Ground over here.

If the Right is the Tin Man and the Left is the Scarecrow, who is the big orange Cowardly Lion?

 

[Cearbhall]

Of course, this is oversimplified, but it sums things up.

Except not at all...

 

[Jack of Spades]

I watched 1,5 minutes, and I can already say that this is not an educational video, it's a propaganda piece, meant to scare people with a boogieman huge government.

The way I see the key difference between the left and the right:

Right = There are two actors in the stage, individual and the government. If government grows, individual loses. Less government = more freedom.

Left = There are three dimensions, the rich, the poor and the government. If the government is too limited, the rich will bully the poor all they want, and become the practical ruler of the country. Government can stand between the two, to balance things out and prevent rich people and corporations from making everyone their slaves.

 

[ananda]

For those in need of a crash course on the differences.

U.S. spectrum: