Can we have less use of the words "left" and "right" here, please?

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[–]jamesK_3rd 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Radicals vs progressives is more appropriate.

The "conservatives" are not conservative in any way. Donald Trump and his base represent and have the values of the 1980's Democrat party. Pro taxes and tariffs, Pro spending, Pro surveillance state, Pro eugenics through abortion, Pro big unions and big corporations...

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    [–]go1dfish 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

    That's a better axis, but both parties fall on the Authoritarian side these days.

    [–]happysmash27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    It's a shame, because it makes it hard to discuss my anti-authoritarian political views without people getting them confused with more authoritarian ones.