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Should left and right be treated as valid political descriptors?

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Summary by CriticalResist

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Amicchan (talkcontribs)

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)

Forte (talkcontribs)

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?

Amicchan (talkcontribs)

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

- Comrade Amicchan (talk) 17:49, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Forte (talkcontribs)

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