What's the difference between the american left and the american right?
The former don't trust any current government.
The latter don't trust any government.
Is it really true? I can pretty much vouch for the left wingers. I spent enough time surrounded by the left/left-center liberal white americans at work. All of them constantly criticise the American government. If they worked for the government, everything would be much better.
Unfortunately, I know very few/almost none right wingers. Judging by what I read about them or by them, the American right seem to believe that the government only breeds corruption and oppression, and the bigger is the government, the more evil it produces. Hence, the best government is a small impotent government stuck somewhere far away from them - the adults should be able to solve their problems themselves.
But this is exactly the anarchists' paradigm. Why then are anarchists considered to be leftists in american political thought? Why did the anarchists identify themselves with the left wing and not with conservatives in the early 20th century? Why do rugged individualists belong to the right wing and anarchists belong to the left wing? So many questions and no answers... Comments (particularly by the right wingers are welcome)
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