I used to be quite left wing in my teens, verging on socialist. Over the years my sympathy with things like environmentalism have waned (To the point that I can't stand the 'natural = good' argument) and I've got a mixture of views now.
I don't think left or right (applied dogmatically) are any use in deciding policy. They are both philosophies and I don't think you need any philosophy to make a policy, just a good balance between practicality and morality. Although maybe a sense of duty or love for your community or wider society would be useful.
I don't think left or right (applied dogmatically) are any use in deciding policy. They are both philosophies and I don't think you need any philosophy to make a policy, just a good balance between practicality and morality. Although maybe a sense of duty or love for your community or wider society would be useful.
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. ~ George Bernard Shaw