When asking someone bout his politics position, sometimes you will recieve the answer of " lean left or right " , what does that mean?
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Here's a wikipedia article that can explain it better than I ever could. In summary, as far as I know, left is more liberal, right is more conservative.
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I personally look at the issues that are important to me, and try to vote for the person who best represents my views. I consider myself a moderate with liberal leanings. \n\nI don't like extremism, and I don't like it when people get locked into a position and refuse to consider all sides of an issue (not a big Bush fan . . .)
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The main problem is that these "WORDS" are tossed around and used incorrectly! \n\nLiberal (Left Wing) should mean a free thinker, open minded, ect...\n\nConservatives (Right Wing) are people who should save, protect, or carefully use assets or make choices that require unclouded thinking.\n\nIn the end it's all a bunch of bull shit! The so called conservatives are ignorant minions of the wealthy and powerful. The GOP (grand over-class party) is a great example of this. They spend our money on bull shit like there's no tommorrow and try and oppress those who oppose them. They suck at social justice. (We are a Christian Nation yet we treat our poor and powerless like shit by cutting funding to important social programs and education). And they are great at filling their own pockets and the pockets of their masters with our hard earned tax dollars. This all goes against the saying "they will know we are Christian by our love".\n\nThe left wingers don't want people telling them how to live or what kind of choices they can make. BUT there are some things that shouldn't happen like a federal recongized homosexual marriage. The people need to vote on stuff like that. There are so many more important social and legal issues that need to be fixed before jumping onto a sword like that! \n\nIt all comes down to money and power. Right wingers leaders lie just as well if not better than left wingers. Don't let the left or right wing control your mind. Don't use these "Words" to lable yourself or others because these words are not used for what they mean. \n\nEducate yourself on the issues not by Watching FOX NEWS or CNN but by opening up a book and your mind.
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If you know someone who is down with politics, then ask them.
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You're right. Left is sometimes used in politics for example. Right and wrong are antonyms - Your question is good, I think we'll get a better answer, more specific with some references...there are some pretty smart people out here, Right?
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I think it's means that in order to have an opinion about something, you have to know what you're talking about first.  For example, ask someone if they like a certain poltician.  Make sure it's one they know, even use President Bush if you have to.  A lot of people will give you a clear-cut yes or no answer.  Ask them why, and listen to all of the bogus excuses that most people will give you.  It's quite interesting to see how stupid and dishonest some people really are.
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You ask each one what the other would say.  Then you go the opposite way.  Say choice A is the correct way.  Ask the liar what the other man will say and he will lie and say B.  Ask the honest man what the liar would say and he will also say B.
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It means that you are a moderate, and congratulations! You are among the majority of Americans by not subscribing to a right or left wing fringe dogma.
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Veeery generaly speaking, the Left (liberal) and Right (conservative) of politics came out of the French Revolution.\n\nAt that time, the Left was more concerned with laws that protect people's rights, and the conservatives are more concerned with laws that protect property.  \n\nFrom this, the traditional Liberal and Conservatives have arisen.  No one politican or person exemplifies what the TRUE definition of the words are, but issue by issue, the sides of politics have been created by these factions.\n\nIf you ask me, the terms liberal and conservative are meaningless, because they can't capture the entire persons views, and a person who describes themselves as a dem, repub, liberal or conservative is doing an injustice to the political process.\n\nAll politicians agree that its not about sides, its about issues.  Not about teams, its about debate and progress.
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Great question.\n\nIt could do either...but your observation is wonderful as it DOES polarize the two parties.\n\nFor me it has made me look into the third parties.  I have found those who are on the left are just as messed up as those on the right. The blind leading the blind vs the deaf leading the deaf.\n\n\nYou get made at the left, as I do, since most of their posts are completely uninformed... leading to simple name calling.
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THANK YOU.  I have experienced the very same thing in this forum.  It's the reason I mention the fact that I am a moderate Independent so often.  I'm tired of being labeled a left wing liberal because I don't agree with the ultra-conservative Republicans.  I'm not real fond of extremism in either camp, but lately I have disagreed with the Republican manner of handling this country.  Contrary to their beliefs that does NOT make me a freaking liberal.
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i think sienfeild asked this question. im a swithcer but i start on the right
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What does this have to do with politic's, you would get more responses if you put it in the right place or catagory.
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Rhetorical question, of course. The way to translate this "question" is, ......\n\n"I want for the American voters to elect people to deal with real issues and not gay marriage or flag burning."\n\nHere's my question: Since it is obvious that liberals prefer that judges "deal with" issues like flag burning and gay marriage, why don't the liberals ask for the judges to also "deal with" the issues of health care, education, social programs, debt management, foreign policy ......................? In fact, why don't liberals ask the judges to just take over the task of lawmaking from all of the legislatures since it is obvious that the legislatures never "deal with" the issues the way that liberals want them to?
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Republican. If it were a Democrat voicing his/her opinion, it would read something along the lines of "We support your moral values but they are only relative to each person so we won't act on them"
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It means that you are straight, not a homosexual.\n\nbut you are not "Narrow"-minded.
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they like things the way they are:\n\n"Conservatism is a political philosophy that necessitates a defense of established values or the status quo."