I will be happy to explain again my opinion of the whole "Left-Right" spectrum.
The Left and Right originally meant the progressive and liberal faction (liberal in the original, uncorrupt sense of the term, meaning favoring human freedom, rights of man, limited government) against the servile faction (favoring the ancien regime, the throne and altar, the privileges of the aristocrats). Progressivism, in it search for human liberty, was won over to the consensus (in my opinion, illogically) that human liberty was threatened by the free market. Instead of seeing the free market as a radical and revolutionary engine of human progress, both a cause of and an effect of liberty, the consensus decided that the free market was a sinister system of controls, dubbed "Capitalism", whose purpose was to oppress the poor and grant privileges to the rich, protect monopolies, and curtail liberty.
At that point, the classification of "Right and Left" ceased to have real-world meaning, even if groups still continued to use these words for their historical value.
The "Left", in an effort to liberation mankind from the imaginary dangers posed by so-called Capitalism, sought absolute government, and so, in a complete reverse of their original position, now became the enemies of human liberty.
The extreme form of socialism, artificially labeled Communism, sought immediate and violent abolition of the free market; the milder forms of socialism are law-abiding, and seek through parliamentary procedures to curtail the free market by various schemes to interfere with the price structure, the movement of goods and labor, working conditions, and so on.
The Progressives invented a myth that the world was divided into two camps: the Sons of Light and the Sons of Darkness. The Sons of Light were the Socialists, who sought human liberty in the destruction of both ancient aristocratic privileges, the protection of the dispossessed, and also in the destruction of the free market. The Sons of Darkness were the forces of reaction, the boogiemen whose evil Jewish scheme was to oppress and poor, cause wars, and defend the privileges of the ancient regime.
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Here we go again Part I
Date: 2008-06-03 06:52 pm (UTC)The Left and Right originally meant the progressive and liberal faction (liberal in the original, uncorrupt sense of the term, meaning favoring human freedom, rights of man, limited government) against the servile faction (favoring the ancien regime, the throne and altar, the privileges of the aristocrats). Progressivism, in it search for human liberty, was won over to the consensus (in my opinion, illogically) that human liberty was threatened by the free market. Instead of seeing the free market as a radical and revolutionary engine of human progress, both a cause of and an effect of liberty, the consensus decided that the free market was a sinister system of controls, dubbed "Capitalism", whose purpose was to oppress the poor and grant privileges to the rich, protect monopolies, and curtail liberty.
At that point, the classification of "Right and Left" ceased to have real-world meaning, even if groups still continued to use these words for their historical value.
The "Left", in an effort to liberation mankind from the imaginary dangers posed by so-called Capitalism, sought absolute government, and so, in a complete reverse of their original position, now became the enemies of human liberty.
The extreme form of socialism, artificially labeled Communism, sought immediate and violent abolition of the free market; the milder forms of socialism are law-abiding, and seek through parliamentary procedures to curtail the free market by various schemes to interfere with the price structure, the movement of goods and labor, working conditions, and so on.
The Progressives invented a myth that the world was divided into two camps: the Sons of Light and the Sons of Darkness. The Sons of Light were the Socialists, who sought human liberty in the destruction of both ancient aristocratic privileges, the protection of the dispossessed, and also in the destruction of the free market. The Sons of Darkness were the forces of reaction, the boogiemen whose evil Jewish scheme was to oppress and poor, cause wars, and defend the privileges of the ancient regime.
Continued below