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Thread #167690 Message #4059444
Posted By: peteglasgow
16-Jun-20 - 02:33 AM
Thread Name: BS: UK thread, Politics and political
Subject: RE: BS: UK thread, Politics and political
i reckon we could/shouldespecially now when right clearly means wrong. forget the terms left and right. i've supported several groups in my time from swp to scottish socia;ists, snp, (usally in the )labour party and greens. within these i've met many people who are at various points on the political spectrum. - 'left' doesn't really work to describe all those people (especially the labour party)
where you stand on the important issues of the day - the environment, racism, scottish league reconstruction, brexitor the feckless, lying tory government - is not dependent on a left/right analysis.
how about progressive/reactionary
open/closed
decent/selfish
as far as supporters of the far right in government go - fascist/brain dead
.....whatever words we choose it's far more complex in all of us but 'left' is just shorthand
b
('brexitor the feckless' was a genuine typo that i left in as it amused me - a big dumb monster who raoms the land breaking stuff