In international politics: Left and Right are almost the same

Von einem sozialdemokratischen Bundeskanzler im Jahre 1994; Was ist rechts, was links? Foto: KM

Always there are more people who call themselves awaken, although they practically are always to some extend wrong, and interested in alternative media, which is something good as critical thinking, what the alternative media in the news business are all about, is necessary to find the one and only truth. 

Nonetheless; not even these people find out the simple fact that in politics right wing is not the opposite but the same as left wing. 

At least it is, as indicated in and by many articles before, very similar, which is more obvious for Latin Americans, especially in Cuba or Venezuela, when seeing the right wing definition in Europe and Germany – not in comparison to their own one, which differs from the European one- or for Europeans or Germans in the past, when living for example under the regime of the National (right!)-Socialist (left!) NSDAP party , a party that combined both the market, the racial and the social ideology- the German welfare state was both introduced and developed by Bismarck and Hitler; latter saying when Germany has only foes around they have to stick to and support themselves- in Nazi Germany. Communism or Marxism by the way never ever has existed anywhere in the world, with communism most obviously by the fact that in all those countries that are regarded as communists money has existed. 

Being right in Latin America always and mainly means to be a globalist. In Germany the right wing regarded Alternative for Germany (AFD) party, the Front National (FN) in France just like right wing movements around Europe are in favour of protectionism and against globalization and the EU, which means left in Latin America though.

Just like the right wing groups here Venezuela as a socialist country and with the slogan “Primero la Patria!” , meaning first the nation, claims that the own country has to come first.

Apart from these four points both the German right wings groups and the left wing party Die Linke are actually in favour of protectionism, a welfare state, against engaging in wars and against the European Union. The only what the Die Linke just here in Germany lacks is the very patriotism the left in Latin America clearly demonstrates.

Furthermore, due to groups like the ANTIFA, it is often claimed that people who favour right wing parties do so as they favour a strong, authoritarian government but was not the communist Soviet Union or past and nowadays China a state with a strong controlling government too? The ANTIFA, to me, are not left, they are anarchists. 

Besides this, some claim being right means to be more conservative; however, this is only true when it comes to religion and only on the old Soviet Union and being liberal with regards to gay marriage and so on in nowadays Venezuela. Also Venezuela understands that values are needed and they do cherish traditions. 

Moreover, both ideologies speak out against (neo) liberalism something that becomes very clear in left wing Medias all over Latin America. 

The left, by tending towards to a strong state as well –not the liberals- only tends to nationalize private property easier that right wing countries would do. Nonetheless, both ideologies can be regarded as fascist. Both are extreme ideologies and, when dictatorial, can be oppressive the same way.

Ultimately, this nationalization and being racist could be the only small difference between left and right, even though it does not account on right wing governments of today as in Chile or the UK. 

MJW