What is the difference between the far left and the far right?

The most obvious leftists are the Netherlands and Finland, where taxes are higher, social welfare is also high, and the distribution of benefits is more focused on the lower strata of society.

The most obvious rightists are the United States and the United Kingdom, where taxes are low, market freedom is high, and the distribution of benefits is more focused on the upper strata of society.

It can be said that there is no absolute centrist, they are all left or right, and this is a normal political concept. A stable, prosperous, normal country is generally either the orthodox left or the orthodox right is in the lead.

The ultra-left is most obvious in North Korea and the Khmer Rouge, and the distribution of benefits demands absolute equality and equality.

The most obvious extreme right is Nazi Germany and the Japanese militarists, and the distribution of interests demands absolute freedom.

In a country where people are in turmoil and people's livelihoods are declining, there will be a large number of people at the bottom, who are often uneducated and lack independent thinking. Rulers at the top tend to use these people to maintain their rule, because these people are easily receptive to extreme ideas, whether on the far left or the far right. And the purpose of this is actually to convey the benefits to the top, but the slogans shouted are different.

So the extreme left and the extreme right are sometimes confused, because the fundamental starting point is the same, and there are too many commonalities.

The far right is Nazi Germany.

The far-left Khmer Rouge.

You will find that there is actually not much difference, the left and right are a wrapping belt, and it will be quite evil to deviate to either side.

The ultra-"left" is the most "leftist" ideology and behavior; The extreme right is the most right-leaning ideology and behavior.

1. The difference between the two.

If ideological understanding, principles, and policies advance into the objective stage of social development, it is "leftist" opportunism;

If ideological understanding, principles, and policies lag behind the objective stage of social development, it is right-leaning opportunism.

2. Word meaning**.

Left and right are directional words, but how do they translate into political concepts? The etymology of "left" and "right" can be traced back to the time of the French bourgeois revolution in the 18th century. In 1792, the French National Convention became the supreme governing body of France.

There were two main factions of the Convention: the Jacobins and the Girondins. Some councillors often met in the Jacobin abbey in Paris and were called Jacobins.

Most of the leaders of the other faction came from the Girondën and were therefore known as the Girondins. The Jacobins demanded that the revolution should continue and that feudalism should be abolished once and for all; The Girondists, fearing that the armed people would threaten their interests, were reluctant to push the revolution forward. The two factions have opposing views and sit on each side during the meeting.

The radical Jacobins sat on the left side of the room (some say to the left of the host) and were therefore called leftists, while the conservative Girondists sat on the right side of the room (or to the right of the host) and were therefore called rightists. The two rows of delegates together account for only 1 4 of the total delegates, and the other 3 4 deputies sit in the middle, and the time leans towards the left and the time leans towards the right, so it is called centrist. Later, people used the term "left" to refer to revolutionaries and "right" to refer to reactionaries.

At the beginning of this century, Lenin again used the terms "'left'" and "right" to express two erroneous currents of thought within the proletariat. Because "left" used to be a positive term, when writing "'left' opportunism," the word "left" is put in quotation marks to indicate a derogatory connotation.

3. Classification criteria.

Hair'Comrade Zedong has repeatedly put forward the criterion for dividing "left" and right: "What is 'left'? Transcending the times, surpassing the current situation, making bold advances in principles and policies, and in action, and fighting indiscriminately on issues of struggle and issues of controversy, this is "leftism," and this is not good.

Falling behind the times, behind the current situation, lacking in struggle, this is the right, and this is not good. (Knowledge Base, 1987-11-73; Yangcheng Evening News, February 24, 1992).

The extreme "left" simply means overestimating oneself and underestimating difficulties and enemies. The far right refers to a person or organization whose political stance is on the far right of the political spectrum.

The ultra-"leftist" ideology is to push the leftist way of thinking to the extreme and break through the bottom line of freedom. In order to obtain undifferentiated justice, the abolition of the vast majority of freedoms, and in order to abolish the vast majority of freedoms, it is necessary to establish an incomparably powerful state apparatus that will bring all the activities of the people under the control of the state.

The ultra-"rightist" ideology is to encourage the internal unity of the country and the harmony of the people, to advocate national self-interest, to launch economic expansion and even military aggression against foreign countries, to obtain resources and wealth, and to gain a dominant position in various relations and orders, so as to pass on domestic crises and contradictions, let the country have long-term peace and stability, and let the people share the social wealth accumulated by foreign aggression and plunder.

As a result, the living standards and economic status of our own people and our nation will always be above that of other countries and nations, so that our people will always enjoy the most superior conditions for survival and reproduction in the world, and we will always ensure that our people enjoy a happy and superior life.

Differences:

In contrast to the concepts of left-leaning and right-leaning, there is a distinction between conservative, prudent and radical in the specific implementation of policies. For example, the radical right wing strongly opposes the reform of the capitalist system, desperately opposes the reforms that have been carried out and advocates their revocation, which is generally called ultra-conservative, while the radical left advocates bold and rapid reforms, which is probably called ultra-liberal.

We can see that in today's capitalist world, the ideas of both factions have become blurred, and both are moving closer to the middle, that is, the radical conservatives and the conservative reformers are moving closer to each other. In fact, there is also a difference between conservative, moderate and radical on the left, but this is usually mixed with right-leaning and left-leaning, and it is not easy to distinguish between them.