It's semantics really: important but airy and shifty. The right v left thing is US-constitutionalist v marxist, practically. The confusion is that "liberality" means generosity: of personal freedoms when you speak of what constitutes the US, of inter-group equity when you speak of what constitutes the progressives. So it gets gummed up, because we're ALL liberal -- of something.

• Right - has constitutional focus - is liberal (classical) - maximizes individual freedom - is permissive / egalitarian / representative / libertarian - The People embrace some form of republicanism ... their liberality is of imperfect representation and dangerous opportunity.

• Left - is ideologically marxist - is liberal (progressive) - maximizes group equity - is hierarchical / forceful / aristocratic / tyrannical - The Group follows the noble leadership ... their liberality is of good feelz and bad outcomes.

The real divide, is over whether to apply force to accomplish ends. There's NEVER been a switch on that. The Right has always been pragmatic: what works to protect individual liberty, from all else. The Left has always been dogmatic: what advances the party as a collective, and its leader(s).

It's semantics really: important but airy and shifty. The right v left thing is US-constitutionalist v marxist, practically. The confusion is that "liberality" means generosity: of personal freedoms when you speak of what constitutes the US, of inter-group equity when you speak of what constitutes the progressives. So it gets gummed up, because we're ALL liberal -- of something.

• Right - has constitutional focus - is liberal (classical) - maximizes individual freedom - is permissive / egalitarian / representative / libertarian - The People embrace some form of republicanism ...

• Left - is ideologically marxist - is liberal (progressive) - maximizes group equity - is hierarchical / forceful / aristocratic / tyrannical - The Group follows the noble leadership ...

The real divide, is over whether to apply force to accomplish ends. There's NEVER been a switch on that. The Right has always been pragmatic: what works to protect individual liberty, from all else. The Left has always been dogmatic: what advances the party as a collective, and its leader(s).

It's semantics really: important but airy and shifty. The right v left thing is US-constitutionalist v marxist, practically. The confusion is that "liberality" means generosity: of personal freedoms when you speak of what constitutes the US, of inter-group equity when you speak of what constitutes the progressives. So it gets gummed up, because we're ALL liberal -- of something.

• Right - has constitutional focus - is liberal (classical) - maximizes individual freedom - is permissive / egalitarian / representative / libertarian - The People embrace some form of republicanism ...

• Left - is ideologically marxist - is liberal (progressive) - maximizes group equity - is hierarchical / forceful / aristocratic / tyrannical - The Group follows the noble leadership ...

The real divide, is over whether to apply force to accomplish ends. There's NEVER been a switch on that. The Right has always been pragmatic: what works to protect individual liberty from all else. The Left has always been dogmatic: what advances the party as a collective and its leader(s).

It's semantics really: important but airy and shifty. The right v left thing is US-constitutionalist v marxist, practically. The confusion is that "liberality" means generosity: of personal freedoms when you speak of what constitutes the US, of inter-group equity when you speak of what constitutes the progressives. So it gets gummed up, because we're ALL liberal -- of something.

• Right - has constitutional focus - is liberal (classical) - maximizes individual freedom - is permissive / egalitarian / representative / libertarian - The People embrace some form of republicanism ...

• Left - is ideologically marxist - is liberal (progressive) - maximizes group equity - is hierarchical / forceful / aristocratic / tyrannical - The Group follows the noble leadership ...

The real divide, is over whether to apply force to accomplish ends. There's NEVER been a switch on that. The Right has always been pragmatic: what works to protect individual liberty from all else. The Left has always been dogmatic: what advances the party as a collective and its leader.

It's semantics really: important but airy and shifty. The right v left thing is US-constitutionalist v marxist, practically. The confusion is that "liberality" means generosity: of personsl freedoms when you speak of what constitutes the US, of inter-group equity when you speak of what constitutes the progressives. So it gets gummed up, because we're ALL liberal -- of something.

• Right - has constitutional focus - is liberal (classical) - maximizes individual freedom - is permissive / egalitarian / representative / libertarian - The People embrace some form of republicanism ...

• Left - is ideologically marxist - is liberal (progressive) - maximizes group equity - is hierarchical / forceful / aristocratic / tyrannical - The Group follows the noble leadership ...

The real divide, is over whether to apply force to accomplish ends. There's NEVER been a switch on that. The Right has always been pragmatic: what works to protect individual liberty from all else. The Left has always been dogmatic: what advances the party as a collective and its leader.

It's semantics really: important but airy and shifty. The right v left thing is US-constitutionalist v marxist, practically. The confusion is that "liberality" means generosity: of freedoms when you speak of what constitutes the US, of equity when you speak of what constitutes the progressives. So it gets gummed up, because we're ALL liberal -- of something.

• Right - has constitutional focus - is liberal (classical) - maximizes individual freedom - is permissive / egalitarian / representative / libertarian - The People embrace some form of republicanism ...

• Left - is ideologically marxist - is liberal (progressive) - maximizes group equity - is hierarchical / forceful / aristocratic / tyrannical - The Group follows the noble leadership ...

The real divide, is over whether to apply force to accomplish ends. There's NEVER been a switch on that. The Right has always been pragmatic: what works to protect individual liberty from all else. The Left has always been dogmatic: what advances the party as a collective and its leader.

It's semantics really: important but airy and shifty. The right v left thing is US-constitutionalist v marxist, practically. The confusion is that "liberality" means generosity: of freedoms when you speak of what constitutes the US, of equity when you speak of what constitutes the progressives. So it gets gummed up, because we're ALL liberal -- of something.

• Right - has constitutional focus - is liberal (classical) - maximizes individual freedom - is permissive / egalitarian / libertarian - The People embrace some form of republicanism

• Left - is ideologically marxist - is liberal (progressive) - maximizes group equity - is hierarchical / forceful / tyrannical - The Group follows the noble leadership

The real divide, is over whether to apply force to accomplish ends. There's NEVER been a switch on that. The Right has always been pragmatic: what works to protect individual liberty from all else. The Left has always been dogmatic: what advances the party as a collective and its leader.

It's semantics really: important but airy and shifty. The right v left thing is US-constitutionalist-ish v marxist-ish, practically. The confusion is that "liberality" means generosity: of freedoms when you speak of what constitutes the US, of equity when you speak of what constitutes the progressives. So it gets gummed up, because we're ALL liberal -- of something.

• Right - has constitutional focus - is liberal (classical) - maximizes individual freedom - is permissive / egalitarian / libertarian - The People embrace some form of republicanism

• Left - is ideologically marxist - is liberal (progressive) - maximizes group equity - is hierarchical / forceful / tyrannical - The Group follows the noble leadership

The real divide, is over whether to apply force to accomplish ends. There's NEVER been a switch on that. The Right has always been pragmatic: what works to protect individual liberty from all else. The Left has always been dogmatic: what advances the party as a collective and its leader.

It's semantics really: important but airy and shifty. The right v left thing is US-constitutionalist-ish v marxist-ish, practically. The confusion is that "liberality" means generosity: of freedoms when you speak of what constitutes the US, of equity when you speak of what constitutes the progressives. So it gets gummed up, because we're ALL liberal -- of something.

• Right - constitutional - liberal (classical) - individual freedom - permissive

• Left - marxist - liberal (progressive) - group equity - enforced

The real divide is over whether to apply force to accomplish ends. There's NEVER been a switch on that. Classical liberals have always been pragmatic: what works to protect individual liberty. Progressive liberals have always been dogmatic: what advances the party as a collective.

It's semantics really: important but airy and shifty. The right v left thing is US-constitutionalist-ish v marxist-ish, practically. The confusion is that "liberality" means generosity: of freedoms when you speak of what constitutes the US, of equity when you speak of what constitutes the progressives. So it gets gummed up, because we're ALL liberal -- of something.

• Right - constitutional - liberal (classical) - freedom - permissive

• Left - marxist - liberal (progressive) - equity - enforced

The real divide is over whether to apply force to accomplish ends. There's NEVER been a switch.