Re: The left and general elections
In article on Wed, 14 Oct
2009 19:13:26 +0100, JN@noparticularplacetogo.com (JNugent) wrote:
> ...to the extent that there has ever been a far-right government,
> that is. This is because a far-right government would by definition
> be one that didn't believe in a state apparatus much beyond
> national defence and law and order - almost but not quite anarchy -
> and certainly no over-arching ideology to be imposed.
This is a nonsensical and utterly unhistoric definition of right-wing.
By this definition, the Anti-Corn Law League was right-wing, and its
aristocratic opponents were left-wing.
Aristocracy is not a left-wing concept.
--
Richard Gadsden
"I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death
your right to say it" - Attributed to Voltaire
date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:01 +0100 (BST)
author: (Richard Gadsden)
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