RolloTreadway on Nostr: nprofile1q…s60lz The old labels are massively unhelpful more often than not ...
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqg0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msas60lz (nprofile…60lz) The old labels are massively unhelpful more often than not nowadays. In a way, I suppose they always have been - there have always been political leaders with redistributive and regulatory economic policies but hardline illiberal social policies (or variations on that theme) - but common internet communication styles make it far worse now.
It's depressing how often I see politicians described as 'left' or 'right' because of one single aspect of their policy whilst ignoring everything else. It's lazy and harmful. Perhaps the most striking example of this in recent times was when Fico returned to power in Slovakia; political writers couldn't seem to decide whether to describe him as 'hard left' (because he's a trade unionist with support for redistribution and welfare) or 'hard right' (because he hates foreigners and lgbtqia+ people).
It makes an absolute nonsense of political descriptions.
It's depressing how often I see politicians described as 'left' or 'right' because of one single aspect of their policy whilst ignoring everything else. It's lazy and harmful. Perhaps the most striking example of this in recent times was when Fico returned to power in Slovakia; political writers couldn't seem to decide whether to describe him as 'hard left' (because he's a trade unionist with support for redistribution and welfare) or 'hard right' (because he hates foreigners and lgbtqia+ people).
It makes an absolute nonsense of political descriptions.