Post #3067384
2024-06-07 09:43 UTC
@joepie91@social.pixie.town @Anke@social.scribblers.club
Interestingly enough, I consider those definitions more to the progressive vs conservative axis, less to the left/righ axis, which I've more seen as group priority vs individual priority.
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@ainmosni@berlin.social 2024-06-07 09:44
@joepie91@social.pixie.town @Anke@social.scribblers.club But I'm of the opinion that "right vs left" is too limited to really describe politics.
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@joepie91@social.pixie.town 2024-06-07 09:45
@ainmosni@berlin.social @Anke@social.scribblers.club That's collectivism vs. individualism; though those map very closely onto egalitarian vs. hierarchical, because the purpose of individualism is to gain an advantage over others (which is a goal provided by hierarchy) whereas the purpose of collectivism is to collectively move ahead everyone's well-being (which is an egalitarian measure). Cases of individualism masquerading as collectivism notwithstanding (eg. authoritarian 'communist' governments).