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left and right.

  • 05-02-2011 7:39pm
    #1
    dirtynosebeps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭


    i know this might be a silly question. i normally vote for either the person or the party. but can some explain "left and right" in detail please i hear it being bantered around all the time now. what i mean by detail is what parties are where and why they are either left or right. thanks.
    dirtynose.


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  • #2
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,973 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left%E2%80%93right_politics

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



  • #3
    RetroBate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭RetroBate


    In the Irish political context there is no 'left' or 'right' just 'centre'. Some parties pretend to be on the 'left' but in fact if they ever got into power would pursue 'centerist' policies. No party pretends to be on the 'right'.

    I'm sure Wikipedia can define the terms better than I ever could.


  • #4
    zig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭zig


    The link above should answer your question but id just like to say that you should probably completely ignore the left/right thing, it will probably twist your views on what different parties represent. As a matter of fact, if I was you id consider yourself lucky that you dont know it.


  • #5
    Lawrence1895
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,627 ✭✭✭Lawrence1895


    RetroBate wrote: »
    In the Irish political context there is no 'left' or 'right' just 'centre'. Some parties pretend to be on the 'left' but in fact if they ever got into power would pursue 'centerist' policies. No party pretends to be on the 'right'.

    I'm sure Wikipedia can define the terms better than I ever could.

    No party would admit to be a right winged on in Ireland, I suppose. It's a different story in other countries though, e.g. Germany, where some of them are proud of it...even if they are not that successful :p

    But in my opinion, those parties, who are claiming to be 'conservative' or 'center' have some kind of hidden right wing attitude, which makes them as dangerous as those who admit to be a right wing party.


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