Sure, there are always outliers and you can correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s just the overall impression I have.

(I wasn’t sure if !asklemmy@lemmy.world or this community would fit better for this kind of question, but I assume it fits here.)

  • fxomt@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    3 hours ago

    I wasn’t conflating. Conservatives are not liberals. But they are both right wing. (at least, classical liberals are)

    And there is more than just class warfare, i agree.

    But so what? why does it matter that they are right wing? not everyone has to be a communist.

    The term left and right are very ambiguous to define in the first place. Some people argue that leftism is anti-capitalism. Some argue that leftism is just belief in equality. They are all right. Same thing with the right wing.

    • TheFonz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      I think my issue is with the usage of the phrase “right wing” because we need something scathing to label liberals. It doesn’t really contribute anything to the discourse except create layers of exclusion.

      Liberalism, broadly, is not interested in supporting or enabling hierarchies. The only thing they share in common with right wing conservatism is the ownership of private property -but that’s it. So lumping them all in the same bucket isn’t doing much for anyone except creating more exclusion at the risk of pushing forward socialist policies. The reality is liberals are probably more likely to favor equality, even if it’s just ideological. Shouldn’t we strive to bring more people on board and build bridges rather than continue this bizarre war of artrition?

      Wikipedia: Right Wing Politics

      • fxomt@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        2 hours ago

        My intent was not to cause division, I originally meant to clear things up for the user I was originally replying to, but things quickly descended into arguing about semantics. I agree that we should all work together to eliminate the rising threat of far right, fascist parties worldwide. That is what we should be focusing on.

        I’m tired over me bikeshedding, So i’m just going to forfeit out of this argument.

        Have a great weekend