mainly for the UK, I've seen questions asking when it comes to poltics are you left, right or center, but I never know which is which. Could someone explain to me the difference and which is which please?
2007-03-01 10:30:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Alright in the U.K., the Conservative party would be on the right, Labour would be left of Center, and the Liberal Democrats would be on the left. At least that is how I understand it to be, I could be slightly wrong because im from the U.S.
In any Democracy, Communists are the extreme Left, Socialists, and Greens are pretty far to the left also. Most People fall into the middle, the Libertarian Party would most likely be categorized on the left. Nationalists are generally pretty far right. Falangists, Fascists, Nazis, and Religious Fundementalists are all to the extreme right.
People to the extreme left are called Radicals, people left of center are called Liberals, people in the center are called Moderates, people right of center are conservatives, and people on the extreme right are reactionaries.
In the U.S. the Democratic Party is just left of center, and the Republican Party is just right of center. Radical parties are generally called the same thing in every western democracy.
2007-03-01 10:41:37 · answer #1 · answered by asmith1022_2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the UK. Labour party is Left wing and Conservative are right Wing then you have other parties like new labour which is left and BNP(British National Party) which are extreme right.
The two Major Governments in the UK are Labour which are in power with Tony Blair as there leader and Conservatives which is led by David Cameron.
2007-03-01 10:40:44 · answer #2 · answered by MP 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first two answerers are American, never mind them.
Left wing is anything socialist or for the people - Social Democrats for example. The right wing is the one that is for rich people and not so much poor - like the Tories, or anything nationalist. And, just as you may guess, centre is somewhere in between the two extreme sides.
More examples:
a party with communist beleifs would be LEFT
a party that has social ideas would be LEFT
a party that wants the country to be nationalist is RIGHT
a party that would prefer a kingdom to a democracy is RIGHT
2007-03-01 10:34:37 · answer #3 · answered by andooooooooooooooooooo w 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Basically what they are saying is.....the Democrats Left because the Republicans are Right
2007-03-01 10:41:03 · answer #4 · answered by Insensitively Honest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I do not agree with the labels, it is said that Rebulicans are called right wing conservatives. Democrats are called left wing liberals
2007-03-01 10:35:24 · answer #5 · answered by AAAA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-05 03:02:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in medieval times "left" used to be evil.... they would burn people who were left handed. That's why liberals are left wing...
2007-03-01 10:36:52 · answer #7 · answered by USMC Recon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Liberals (Labour) are left, conservatives are right (both in life and directionally).
2007-03-01 10:41:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Left is Liberal (Democrats in the U.S.)
Right is Conservative (Republicans in the U.S.)
2007-03-01 10:37:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Democrats are left, and they are always right.
2007-03-01 10:32:47 · answer #10 · answered by Darth Vader 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋