well in any case, it still seems that Left/Right is a useful distinction, but widely misunderstood, and used incorrectly

Now I realize too u can’t define Right-wing as property-rights-first

nope

ala Tucker

there's no consistent set of principles for either "side"

yes

but the Malice definition seems to be a good description

the principle is simply whether u are egalitarian-first, or recognize people are different not equal first

and u can get splintering ideologies based off those first two branches

well that also depends on what you mean by "people are equal"

legally, yes. On average people dont deviate that much for the most part. Even lefties though will ultimately admit that skill levels are different

yes? 😊

blank slatism is not universal on the left

and even when it is it's often selective

That’s part of the speech

Which isn’t to say it’s morally wrong, it’s just part of the definition

I think you get people on the right who would also ask what you mean by equal

Sure

And i have to admit I’m sticking to a formula that I heard from Malice so I can’t own it, altho I do believe its accuracy

But the script is to simply restate the question. Part of the reason the test works is because u leave it to the subject to determine what u mean by “equal”

The frame they see “equality” in is indicative of the leftiness or rightiness

Speaking for myself,

I would consider first that peaceful society relies on treating everybody’s person and property with equal respect, and that this behavior is a given and doesn’t need explanation

Oh big correction here

The actual question is “Are some people better than others”

Sorry that’s actually a significant deviation”

Oh, then lefties will definitely say yes, because there's those evil nazi racist bigots :^)

That’s a fascinating answer

I’d even say that breaks the question

Good counterpoint

Anyway the natural rightwing answer is that some people are observably better than others

Whether it’s nature or environment, or other circumstances, that some people are better than others

Ana with the save https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evh3wvVQuI8

Can’t see the vid, low BW on LTE

Is that the I’M BETTER THAN YOU rant?

RIP

yes

touche

the legend

But i think when Lefties talk about being better than someone, the only circumstance they use that os when they perceive someone else thinks they are superior in some way or that some people, even not them individually, are better, and that is the one cardinal sin of egalitarianism

So only in that circumstance do lefties think one person is better than another, inherently. When a person is not egalitarian, that is what makes them bad