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Originally Posted by valo403
Right wing-Left wing isn't an all encompassing thing. Leaders have been quite right wing on certain issues while at the same time being very left wing on others. Things have changed quite a bit recently, but the eras that you were referencing weren't so divided into the all or nothing approach that we see now. That's my biggest issue with the current state of world politics, you can't support certain social issues and still support conservative fiscal policy or what have you, the platforms have just become so all or nothing that it seems like progress always stalls.
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This is why watching American politics (and ours too, but to a lesser extent) has been driving me nuts. I love Jon Stewart, but when he blew up that Marc Theissen ######bag this week, it just left me feeling sick that it's becoming so polarized.