The Political Spectrum Explained In 4 Minutes

In the modern political world, the terms ‘left-wing’ and ‘right-wing’ can often be heard and misunderstood. But what do these terms mean and where do they come from? The terms Left and Right were first used in an ideological context during the French Revolution of the 18th century. Those on the left were in support of the revolution and those on the right supported the monarchy. This idea of the left supporting change and the right wanting to keep the status quo continues today and is key in some of their philosophy.

Time Stamps 📽
Introduction 0:10
The Difference in Ideology 0:38
Left-Wing Ideology 0:46
Left-Wing Economics 1:10
Right-Wing Ideology 1:39
Right-Wing Economics 2:03
Political Parties 2:28
Left and Right in Context 2:45
Libertarian and Authoritarian 3:25
Difficult to Place on a Scale 3:40
Choose Wisley 4:03

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*Time Stamps* 📽
Introduction 0:10
The Difference in Ideology 0:38
Left-Wing Ideology 0:46
Left-Wing Economics 1:10
Right-Wing Ideology 1:39
Right-Wing Economics 2:03
Political Parties 2:28
Left and Right in Context 2:45
Libertarian and Authoritarian 3:25
Difficult to Place on a Scale 3:40
Choose Wisley 4:03

[methatis]

Summary (yes, another one) :
UK parties are trash
US parties are trash
Mario Party is the only good party

[adyr]

Welcome to the comments. Enjoy the show.

[gelatinocyte]

Video: “Leftists opposed the monarchy”
3 seconds later
“Leftism is when government does stuff”

[Raxacoricofallapatorius]

*"I'm not brave enough for politics."*
- Obi-Wan Kenobi

[Maturas]

I think that terms of right-wing and left-wing should be abandoned, since they are too general and often create misunderstandings. There are at least 3 spectrums of values, that should be taken into consideration:

Culture and Values (Liberal - Conservative)

Economic (Socialist - Capitalist)

State Authority (Totalitarian - Libertarian)

[vanillaboy]

This video: Left = lots of state control,
Right = little state control

Anarchists: Am I a joke to you?..

[Mrusty]

This is the worst take on what constitutes left/right wing politics in my 27 years on this planet. Full of contradictions, myths and memes. Please, delete and do better.

[toughluck]

Regardless of what you believe, if you approach a political discussion with hostility, you're in the wrong.

[Prettyautumnrain]

I’m not from USA (I’m from a third world country), but I’m watching this to understand the battles on Twitter and YouTube lol.

Your fights are funny, you guys make my days better!

[JohnnyJayJay]

The left is when the government does stuff. Except when it's not. The right is when there's a focus on individual freedom. Except when it's not

- This video

[tristangerber]

This is deadass right wing propaganda. The Nazis didn’t have “left wing economics.” The term “privatization” was literally coined to describe Nazi policies.
Leftism isn’t “when the government does stuff.” You contradicted yourself off rip saying that the leftists during the French Revolution were the revolutionaries and the right supported the monarchy.
The left doesn’t just want keynesian economics, we want worker ownership of the means of production and abolishment of the commodity form.

[Dextiery]

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[Kaledrone]

I'm already getting a headache. I'll never bound myself with politics ever again.

[SoffiCitrus]

"Communism is when the government does stuff" - The video

[yerdasellsavon]

This is a textbook example of libertarian/ancaps being politically illiterate

[TheLifeGuide]

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[horatiohuskisson]

Wait, is he trying to convince us the Nazis were left wing? Is this a PragerU video?

[ivanos_]

RIGHT WING - ECONOMIC FREEDOM/MORAL AUTHORITY.
LEFT WING - MORAL FREEDOM/ECONOMIC AUTHORITY.

[LEFTBASS]

I think the best way to sum it up is:

The right values stability, even if those at the bottom have to pay the price. They generally favor the status quo.

The left values equality, even if they risk losing stability.

Authoritarians value order, even if it means sacrificing privacy, and individuality.

Libertarians value personal freedom, even at the cost of stability, order, etc.

Most people are somewhere on the spectrum rather than on an extreme end of it.

I’m glad he went into the 2-D chart because 1-D spectrums always fail.

They represent libertarianism for example (supporting gay marriage before democrats, opposing corporate welfare, anti war) as being somehow further right than conservatism. The 2-D model just makes more sense.