Protesting Socialists & the Ever Complaining left
As a centre right liberal, I often have many disagreements with the left, largely because I disdain the idea of their never ending complaining and protesting. Furthermore, I disagree with thetactics of the left, especially trade unions, of striking and grinding the country to a halt whenever they don't get their own way. This is heightened by the fact that their wants and demands are often so unrealistic that they rarely, if ever, get their own way, but that's how a democracy works. Their continuing refusal to compromise and cooperate with those who have opinions different from their own is undemocratic and harmful in a civilized society. Simply, this refusal to compromise and their continuing protests and strikes are harmful to democracy which requires compromise and cooperation in order to survive. This coupled with their habit of labelling people rather than treating people as individuals is why I often find myself in conflict with those on the left of the political spectrum.
The Right's Fear
of Change and their Failure to Adapt
As a centre right liberal, I often have many disagreements with the left, largely because I disdain the idea of their never ending complaining and protesting. Furthermore, I disagree with thetactics of the left, especially trade unions, of striking and grinding the country to a halt whenever they don't get their own way. This is heightened by the fact that their wants and demands are often so unrealistic that they rarely, if ever, get their own way, but that's how a democracy works. Their continuing refusal to compromise and cooperate with those who have opinions different from their own is undemocratic and harmful in a civilized society. Simply, this refusal to compromise and their continuing protests and strikes are harmful to democracy which requires compromise and cooperation in order to survive. This coupled with their habit of labelling people rather than treating people as individuals is why I often find myself in conflict with those on the left of the political spectrum.
On the other
side of this is the right's fear of change and their failure to adapt in an
ever changing social and political climate. This often leads them to look
inwards and reject anything that breaks with conventional political views and threatens
what they view as the "social order". This is generally due to their
"fight or flight" mentality and fear of anything that they are
unaccustomed to. This unwillingness to consider new and unconventional ideas is
why at times I find myself just as frustrated with the political right as much
as I am with the ever protesting left.
Jason Cates
Jason Cates
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