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null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days agoI strongly disagree with this relativism
Sure ok but that doesn’t change the reality that items arranged on a spectrum are arranged relative to each other.
If you want to reassure yourself that the items on the spectrum are too far to the right then you may do so, but it’s not a very useful assertion to make.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 days ago
It’s a spectrum, but not an arbitrary one. They’re arranged relative to how much change. If the amount of change is close to zero, that’s conservative. It doesn’t matter where other parties sit, or how popular they are. Labor, under Albanese, is a very conservative party, because it has been highly resistant to change. Maybe you think that’s a good thing, and everything about Australia’s society and governance is exactly as it should be, so conservatism is the right approach. I’d disagree with you, but that would at least be intellectually honest. But if you do think we need to improve: to do a better job of providing housing, healthcare, and education etc. to vulnerable populations, to take serious action to reduce the impact of climate change, or to oppose genocides committed by countries we call our allies, then you are by definition, progressive, and Labor is not adequately representing those beliefs.
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Did you just make that up according to your own thoughts on progressive vs conservative ?
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Umm, no? That’s what the words mean. Conservatives conserve the status quo. Progressives want society to progress.
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
So, by that definition Trump is a radical progressive president, probably one of the most progressive in history, given the raft of changes he’s implemented in such a short time and the nation’s rapid progress towards fascism.