From "Left Wing" or even "Ultra Left Wing" to Communism in one jump? If you're British, then yes, that's the traditional usages of the term (if you take ultra-left and far-left to be synonyms).
I was answering his question about you guys having any trots (ie communists like the two I linked to, note the deliberate small 'c' in communist there, to a political theorist (like me) the word isn't dirty, it's merely a descriptor).
Personally, and apologies for not defining my terms, I prefer the usage of left/right in reform/anti reform terms, ie 'where the phrase came from', in which case your definition (ie conservative (again small c) = right wing).
I've never read that blog until you linked to it, so I can't judge it except on front page, to me, as an involved liberal democrat, it looks a little right wing (in your terminology, that which is usually used, rather than mine, that which is not used anymore).
Left/Right is so useless as a way to describe politics I just wish we could get used to it. Wait, I'm, um, supposed to be writing a peice on that very topic this weekend anyway. Methinks I ought to stop playing Civ. Nah...
Oh yeah; Libertarians are liberals. So was Churchill. Blair isn't liberal by pretty much any definition, despite being, nominally, a socialist. He's from the wrong side of the socialist tradition.
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Date: 2005-12-10 10:00 pm (UTC)If you're British, then yes, that's the traditional usages of the term (if you take ultra-left and far-left to be synonyms).
I was answering his question about you guys having any trots (ie communists like the two I linked to, note the deliberate small 'c' in communist there, to a political theorist (like me) the word isn't dirty, it's merely a descriptor).
Personally, and apologies for not defining my terms, I prefer the usage of left/right in reform/anti reform terms, ie 'where the phrase came from', in which case your definition (ie conservative (again small c) = right wing).
I've never read that blog until you linked to it, so I can't judge it except on front page, to me, as an involved liberal democrat, it looks a little right wing (in your terminology, that which is usually used, rather than mine, that which is not used anymore).
Left/Right is so useless as a way to describe politics I just wish we could get used to it. Wait, I'm, um, supposed to be writing a peice on that very topic this weekend anyway. Methinks I ought to stop playing Civ. Nah...
Oh yeah; Libertarians are liberals. So was Churchill. Blair isn't liberal by pretty much any definition, despite being, nominally, a socialist. He's from the wrong side of the socialist tradition.