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Originally Posted by Sea Demon
Well, as a Westerner myself, I am anti-left-wing for the exact opposite. The problem with left-wing thought is the idea of other people doing things to make your life or situation right.
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Where to begin with such a distorted simplification of left-wing ideology? Let's see. The left-wing tends to support public rather than private education, the rationale being that it is in society's best interest to afford an equal education to all so that all will have an opportunity to become productive citizens who can contribute to society. The ultimate goal being a skilled workforce that can create a robust economy. How is this "doing things to make your life or situation right"? I gather you prefer the right-wing approach where education is privatized and only a small minority receive a good education.
Ironic how most right-wingerers are themselves the product of public education and many have children who are also in public schools. That's the problem with right-wing ideology: it is so much easier to spout it than it is to live it; so many of the hard-fought victories the left has fought for (public education, the 40 hour work week, minimum wage, etc) are taken for granted now by those on the right that they have the luxury of being opposed to it ideologically while reaping its benefits in their day-to-day life.
Well you have your view of left-wing ideology. My view of right-wing ideology is that it is the ideology of hypocracy.