devilzhitman

...government management? There has been a shift recently from everyone loving capitalism and right-of-centre politics to the left or even to a point of promoting anarchy. I must be the last of a dying breed that actually sees right-minded government management the lesser of two necessary evils (i've been told I'm right of Ghengis Khan a few times). Seriously what is with this sudden change? Note: While I'm right-wing I'm not an ultra-conservative, their is a difference, you can be of the left but still be ultra-conservative (just look at the chinese government), I'm not the religious right that you see in america, I support gays, love sex out of marriage, I'm more right in the form of economy and populace management, why are people shifting from this type of right-wing to heavy left?
the right doesn't promote everyone will be better off, the left does, the right says you only get out what you put in, if you don't contribute to the making of the pie then you aren't going to get any slice of pie back, but the left says everyone can have some pie whether you worked on it or not. The right promises nothing but hard work means better gains. Note; I'm in Australia for any more detail you may what to add

Chupate esa!

Failed policies is all the proof you need to make your mind. That if you are not insane.

Chupate esa!

Failed policies is all the proof you need to make your mind. That if you are not insane.

beta_hat

I think people were promised a lot of things under the umbrella of globalization, free trade, deregulation, privatization, government cutbacks and lower taxes. And when these things failed to deliver much economic growth, better jobs or wages, there was a big backlash. This is mostly happening in Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile).

In Europe, I think you are seeing something different. There were a few governments that supported Bush's war 100% - Berlusconi in Italy and Aznar in Spain in particular. The war was never popular in these countries, and as soon as people got the chance they kicked out the right-wing parties that had backed the war and put in left-wing parties that opposed it.

The problem is right-wing economic policies don't always work. And when they don't, democracies change regimes. Sometimes left-wing policies don't work, and then the opposite happens. If right wing ideas really worked, and made everyone better off, then right-wing parties would always win come election time but that is obviously not the case, is it?

Edit - well, if you assume that the people who are upset with right-wing policies are upset because they are lazy or don't "put enough work in" as you put it, then you have your answer there. A majority of people in democratic countries are lazy and want handouts. If that's what you really believe, then you have your answer right there.

Pied Hussein Piper

Maybe you're just watching the wrong news channel.

avail_skillz

Its called balance.
When the power swings to far to the right, people start supporting more left politics to bring it back to the middle. When the power swings to the left, mre people start supporting right slanted politics to bring things back to center.

only fringe groups are really happy wiht the balance being on way or the other.

LeAnne

Liberalism and socialism have an appeal that just seems to blind otherwise normal people into a sense of idealism totally lacking in reality.
Sad.

Dave W

People today do not want responsibility. They do not want to be responsible for their actions or the results, they want someone else to blame. They do not want to be responsible for taking care of themselves or family, they want someone else to do it.