This has nothing to do with left or right wing. When people resort to saying "you're a left wing hippy" or a "right wing lunatic" it just makes me cringe. The government has done a good job at dividing the people into segments so they argue over petty differences instead of focusing on actual issues that affect everyone.
What you have in power in Canada and the US isn't right wing, nor is it Republican or Conservative. The parties ruling the countries fit none of those descriptions overall. So the right wing, left wing argument is pretty much void right there.
If I had to categorize myself, i'd say i'm pretty far to the right, yet I subscribe to some of the beliefs that have been labeled "conspiracy theories" in this thread. Does anyone actually know what a conspiracy is? No matter who carried out 9/11, it was a conspiracy. If Bin Laden carried out the attacks, it's still a conspiracy. Labeling someone a conspiracy theorist isn't really saying much.
I'm kind of frightened by the lack of regard from both sides for the other. This forum contains probably the smartest collection of people I've found on the net, yet many people can't discuss a hot topic in a civilized manner. In order to get anywhere you have to listen to what each other is saying instead of labeling them crazy or a sheep. Otherwise this thread is just a great big waste of time.
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