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| THE MOTIVATIONS OF POLITICAL LEFTISTS |
| 08.26.05 (12:41 pm) [edit] |
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Summary It is now clear that Rightists are not opposed to change but that "Western" Leftists seek it eagerly -- so attitude to social change is the defining characteristic of the political Left rather than of the political Right. Rightism ("conservatism") and Leftism are not opposites or mirror images, however, so Rightists in general are neither for nor against change. The archetypal Leftist in the economically successful "Western" democracies (a "liberal" in contemporary North American terms) is a keen advocate of change not for its own sake but rather to fulfil his/her ego needs -- needs for self-advertisement, self-promotion, excitement, influence and ultimately power. Leftists/liberals do nonetheless dislike neo-liberal (pro-market) change because it threatens their access to power. The old Soviet system showed that, once they have gained power, Leftists suddenly become very opposed to change. Change is just an instrument they use to gain their ultimate goal of power. And why is power sought so single-mindedly? Why the single-minded egotism? At its deepest level, Leftism appears to be psychopathic -- with the psychopathic disregard for all norms, morals, standards and ethics in the ruthless quest for personal praise and satisfaction. It is because of their quest for power that Leftists come into conflict with conservatives. History shows that what has always motivated conservatives is resistance to government power -- in particular government encroachment on individual rights and liberties. So conservatives may either favour or oppose change to promote that cause. A description of the political attitude domain in terms of two dimensions rather than a single Left/Right dimension is rejected on both empirical and theoretical grounds. The pervasiveness and evolutionary origins of egotism and reality denial generally are also briefly considered. Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark... http://jonjayray.tripod.com/leftism2.html" title="http://jonjayray.tripod.com/leftism2.html" target="_blank"http://jonjayray.tripod.com/l... |
posted by: imahk (reply)
post date: 08.27.05 (11:19 am)
so if there's no significant findings of WMD, that is the left-party have been ranting about...against Bush-War on terror? but it's a blessing in disguise that fueds amongst different sects in Iraq have been trying to unite through democratic*process; Thanks to US and the Coalition Forces, Families, and Friends with their *Support* have all made sacrifice, rooted from conservative agenda...
posted by: mblog (reply)
post date: 09.15.05 (8:57 am)
I don't think it's fair to say that one party is more resistant to change than another. If you go by the true roots of the word, the Democratic party was the conservative one when Bush took office, and Bush was the one who wanted radical change. The words are not very meaningful.
It's also not very accurate to say that those on the right resist government power and those on the left do not. The reality is that those on the left are the strongest resistance to government power on some issues and the right are the strongest resistance on others.
The left has far fewer problems with government involvement to solve social problems, but does not want the government to restrict freedoms such as speech, the press, anything that denies equal protection, and most civil rights issues. The right does not want the government getting involved in social engineering when it's clear to them that there's no government interest, but are often strong advocates of more government power when it comes to supposed moral issues, such as restricting abortion, pornography, flag burning, the right of the government to impose more religious viewpoints and teachings, and so forth.
These philosophies are certainly different, but neither side is libertarian.
My latest blog entry is on an issue where both sides are claiming they want less government interference.
