Leftism and rightism are vague terms that do not adequately describe the political ideologies of organizations and countries. I think political ideologies should be described directly, instead of using a vague term. - Comrade Amicchan (talk) 15:09, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
I agree. Right and left are relative terms, so one is always left or right in relation to another view. It's a direction, not an accurate description. But how do you suggest a "direct" description of political ideologies? Can you give an example?
Just describing the actual ideology is enough.
For example, on the Nazi Germany article, the description of the country's ideology is:
The German Reich ... was a extreme-right fascist dictatorship which existed in Europe
The ideological description could instead be reworded to:
The German Reich ... was a national-socialist dictatorship which existed in Europe
Honestly, given that there are liberals on the internet who claim Nazi Germany was "left-wing", the current one is actually more descriptive in this case