(July 30, 2011 at 7:47 am)theVOID Wrote: Might I add that South Korea in general is a shining example of what a modern nation should be, much more so than the USA. They have good freedoms both socially and economically extending all the way to LGBT rights, exemplary education, low taxes, rapidly rising living standards, trade surpluses, a strong tech sector and many FTA's - They are very much an example of a nation that is "right wing" and exceeds the USA in almost every metric.Too far.
Last I checked, right wing means both social and economic decisions. Here, let's take a look at definitions, using Google as Adrian has:
Define:
right wing
Noun: The conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system.
Adjective: Conservative or reactionary: "a right-wing Republican".
By your statement Void, it looks like socially, they are not "right wing".
Look at the wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_South_Korea
Hmm, it appears that they are moving away from being conservative with regards to such. That's not right wing, that's defined as left wing. Or progressive.
Let's look at the libertarian wankfest topic -- drug freedom. Oops, there isn't. In fact, Korean laws regarding personal usage of drugs are quite strict, a model more strict than the US (they based their policy on the DEA's policies and decided to dial it to 11).
Yep, that is soo right wing.
Pro-tip: don't call it right wing, list topics where a) it is tangential or b) directly contradicting against and then think that makes it superior.
A casual glance around only convinced me, that in attempting to beat up Minimalist for his bigotry, you made a fool of yourself.
Finally, with money, comes the ability to subvert existing laws. So this "right wing" paradise has managed to ban things for the little people, but there is little doubt that the richer folks can get whatever they want.
Congratu-fucking-lations, you outlined my idea of a hell -- a place where things are backwards enough to restrict your personal liberty and ability to buy/gain protection restricted to whatever sexual orientation you profess but forward enough to gain money!
Did it ever occur to you that money is justice-agnostic? It will flow into a hell hole or paradise, depending only if demand and supply can be met (with the usual dependent variables of quality, quantity et al).
