Comment Re:no surprise (Score 1) 191
Wait a sec - the developed world is to the left of the US center? How does that relate to the US left being left or right?
As far as "all modern societies agree that people can own things", that only goes so far for the left. You can own one small parcel, but you better not own a second house that you charge someone rent to live in. Or you own the land, but can't do anything with it that isn't approved by the government. If you own a factory, you better make sure the employees have a say in how it runs, and a share of the profit over and above their wages. I have seen all these arguments by people on the left, especially those who are from Europe.
That doesn't fit my definition of ownership, that is more akin to being allowed to call it yours as long as you don't get uppity. Do you remember the case of eminent domain in New London, Connecticut? The liberal side of the Supreme Court decided people can lose their property to benefit the local tax office. That is how I consider the left's view "that people can own things".
Besides the single point of ownership, what of the other primary Democrat/liberal policies? Here are the agenda points of the American left:
Abortion
Unions, public and private sector
Regulation of industry and banking
Environmental regulation
National health care (Obamacare being a first stage)
College tuition support / Free college
Gay marriage
Equal rights / Non-discrimination
Prison reform / Abolish death penalty
Drug legalization
Gun control
Which of those are to the right of the dividing line? What position do the Democrats/liberals have that is on the right side of that line, other than ownership of property?
This isn't the first, or even the tenth, time I've asked this question. And the only answer I get back (if any at all) is property ownership and control. Every other issue the Democrats have is either left, far left, or neutral (such as 'support our troops').