Difference between left wing and right wing?

[Mick]

In the UK, the left wing veers towards Labour and perhaps the Liberal Democrats. Supposedly, this 'side' , as it were, supports higher taxes to help out individuals in need of help, whether it be economically or about physical benefits. The problem with this side is that the leaders and some of the supporters of the alleged 'left wing' could be considered hypocrites, as they themselves are rich and well off. People who support the left wing tend to be more working class. Far left politics is communism, an ideology that preaches a utopian world in which everyone earns the same, and nobody is different. A more diluted version of communism, is socialism, your classic left wing ideology.

Then, we have the centrist, who will appear indecisive and usually pretend to adopt both...or neither. The problem with being a centrist is nothing gets done. There is no decisiveness, it's all sort of 'in the middle'. So ignore this.

Finally, the right wing. Right wing politics is usually frowned upon by most...the people who do denounce this side are sometimes left wing, or are just afraid to publicly announce their views on such issues, most prevalently involving immigration. The Conservative party in the UK (in the US, it would be Republican) are currently in power, but further right political party 'UKIP' (UK Independence Party) are becoming increasingly popular.

People tend to think that right wing supporters are mainly middle class and rich, when in fact, evidence disproves this.

I've already mentioned what far left politics is (communism), so far right politics borders on fascism and totalitarianism. In simple terms, these parties (such as The British National Party...BNP) come across as racist, which they pretty much are.

Personally, I'm neither right nor left, however I adopt a stance at which I can agree and disagree with aspects of both sides. I did ramble a bit there, hope you understood it OK.

- TakeTheMickey123