• FaeDrifterEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Broadly speaking, left wing is about creating change, ideally for more equality or the betterment of all. Right wing is about conserving the status quo and traditional power hierarchies, because they are accustomed to benefiting from them.

    • aidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      1 year ago

      So would ideologies like fascism, georgism, anarcho-capitalism, ethno-nationalism, etc be left-wing?

      • FaeDrifterEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        When in doubt, remember that oncentration camps are not compatible with “equality or betterment of all”.

        • aidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          15·
          1 year ago

          So then what are they- since they aren’t ideologies about conserving the status quo?

          • FaeDrifterEnglish
            21·
            1 year ago

            Concentration camps protect establishment power.