Perhaps all the online spaces I frequent are left-leaning, but I very rarely see anyone positively self-describing as "right wing". The actual right-wingers seem to prefer other names. Left wing is a far more common self-description. — Echarmion
If racism is not an opinion - what is it? — counterpunch
left wing politically correct dogma seeks to control Western civilisation. — counterpunch
Also, while it seems beyond doubt that Trump himself is a despicable danger to the republic, it's also true that he has an instinctive street level type of understanding of the American public which surpasses that of his competitors. And that would include most of us here, as evidenced by how eagerly we remain addicted to the reality TV show which Trump is hosting. — Hippyhead
This is a philosophy forum, and left wing politically correct dogma seeks to control Western civilisation. — counterpunch
But that hardly matters as it's basically a religion and ideology than a scientific theory.
And anyway, I'm not so sure how much modern day leftism has to do with Marx anymore. — ssu
Also, while it seems beyond doubt that Trump himself is a despicable danger to the republic, it's also true that he has an instinctive street level type of understanding of the American public which surpasses that of his competitors. — Hippyhead
By the time socialists achieve mass working class consciousness, Wall Street will have drowned. — Bitter Crank
Our old, handy, and familiar categories just don't work very well any more. — Bitter Crank
This is a philosophy forum, and left wing politically correct dogma seeks to control Western civilisation.
— counterpunch
The shame of this is that you'll never understand why that's hilarious. — Kenosha Kid
Bias is exactly the same as opinion. Bias is a synonym for opinion. — counterpunch
I was merely drawing out the views of StreetlightX - who doesn't seem able to explain why he wants to murder people. — counterpunch
I'm interested in what you mean by "dominant position" - particularly with regard to race. — counterpunch
Who should be ashamed in all this is a highly politicised and polarised news media - who are quite willing to publish claims the election system is fraudulent without sufficient evidence — counterpunch
It's just that it seems to me that people who are in righ wing circles will usually use a more specific label for their ideas, and many more who embrace some elements of "right wing" ideas will reject the label. This doesn't seem to happen to the same extent on the left. People will usually not object to be labeled left wing even if they are only really interested in social justice rather than econmically "left" ideas.
Of course this might all be my bias talking. But it seem like we associate "right wing" with "Hitler" and therefore bad much more quickly then we do the same with "left wing" and "Mao". — Echarmion
Well, no. It was tounge-in-cheek. Of course both are equally capable of being correct, but only one is actually correct (or moral, or least bad). We cannot find out via the labels though, we need to debate. I think this forum does a rather good job at the debating, for an online forum. It's not without bias, but nothing is. — Echarmion
Insofar as you're more likely to garner negative or even hostile replies to espousing "right wing" ideas, sure. But so long as the discussion remains for the most part honest and on topic, this is not necessarily a problem. — Echarmion
I agree that it'd be best to not consider labels like left and right at all when engaging in a discussion. We won't all be able to avoid it all of the time. — Echarmion
given that Kier Starmer leapt to his knees for Black Lies Matter — counterpunch
Nevertheless, if the election was a fraud, those people did the right thing. — counterpunch
if you do not want something to be true, you are justified in proceeding on the basis of its opposite, even to the extent of destroying democracy and attacking police officers. — Kenosha Kid
I was attracted to the forum because I am the most significant philosophical thinker of this, or any other generation - and I'm duty bound to share my uniquely enlightened thoughts, and shepard humankind into a prosperous and sustainable future — counterpunch
I haven't paid Trump a great deal of attention. I know he has lent credence to claims of fraud, but I also recall the 2016 election being decried as fraudulent by the left - and what's missing, is the left saying the integrity of the democratic system must be assured. It seems like, they don't care if the election was a fraud because they "won." Or are we to suppose, Trump fixed what Obama left broken, and then declined to claim credit for assuring the integrity of the vote? He's soooo modest! Or are we to suppose that you were lying in 2016, and now - don't like the same lies used against your champion? — counterpunch
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