Elegant Winter
Banned
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"Left Wing" and "Right Wing" in the United States are inherently messed up terms. There isn't even a solid definition for them anymore - it seems as though everybody who doesn't wholeheartedly agree with everything the selfish/hateful/bigoted Republican party is considered a "libtard".
I'm more drawn to the "left" than the "right" because the "left" at least pretends to care about people. Nationalized healthcare, regulations that keep people from having their lives ruined (or ended) by no fault of their own, etc. just seem like they're absolutely necessary for a society to be happy and free. I'm also forcibly shoved into the "left" category by the "right" because I happen to believe that everyone should have equal rights and opportunities, and people should stay out of eachothers' personal lives, which seems really strange to me, because the "right" always claims that personal freedoms are a must.
Tax-paid tuition for university and free public healthcare are, of course, a must. People dying just because they can't afford the hospital bill is sickening to me. People with talent being wasted because they can't pay for a job that fits their personality and wants is also sickening to me. But just as sickening is this climate of corporate welfare. Laws across the USA make it prohibitively difficult and expensive for small businesses and startups to get going, and nearly guarantee the success of monopolistic businesses. A business that runs in the red constantly has no right to exist, and businesses that make it nigh impossible for other people to get a foothold significantly damage the income potential of the lower classes.
Are you willing to share some of your personal encounters with these Republicans? I'm interested.