Back in 2014, during the beginning of the first GamerGate, an interesting thought entered the minds of many gamers and cultural defenders who were fighting the radical left. Since GamerGate saw a mass uniting of Westerners from the Americas to the UK, races, religions, and political affiliations came together and people saw each other without political walls separating them.
It prompted people to ask what was so bad about the right and soon a greater understanding was reached about people with a right-leaning political affiliation.
Why did they have to ask that question in the first place? Because the corporate media had done a very good job of painting the right as a bunch of old, rich, bigoted, hateful white guys. It had turned being "right-wing" into an accusation that entailed some very horrible connotations.
You could label any person, any idea, or any group as "right-wing" and they would immediately be discredited and rejected by mainstream society.
In the ten or so years that followed, the idea of being "right-wing" has lost a chunk of its negative denotation but is still effective against many in America who don't know any better. The left is still labeling people and ideas as "right-wing" to scare people away and turn their hearts, minds, and ears off to whatever is labeled.
For instance, the left likes to label the desire for closed and secure borders as right-wing, painting it as xenophobic. It labels the idea of kicking illegal migrants out of our country as a right-wing ideal, making it racist.
The idea that you shouldn't be forced to inject yourself with unproven vaccines is considered "right-wing," because it's uncaring of others and you just want grandma to die.
The idea of resisting equality of outcome is "right-wing" because it's greedy to resist Marxism.
You get the idea.
Tesla/X CEO Elon Musk addressed this very issue in a post recently that I thought was interesting. Musk has been accused of being "right-wing" because of his recent positions opposing many things the Democrats hold dear. Musk's response was to point out that wanting basic things for a healthy society isn't "right-wing, but "centrist."
This is a battle to the death with the anti-civilizational woke mind virus.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 21, 2024
My positions are centrist:
- Secure borders
- Safe & clean cities
- Don’t bankrupt America with spending
- Racism against any race is wrong
- No sterilization below age of consent
Is this right-wing? https://t.co/QgRkoem2u4
I'd argue it's not even centrist...it's just human.
In order to achieve a just, fair, and operable society, basic things need to be achieved.
For one, it has to be safe. Citizens shouldn't have to worry about being mugged, robbed, raped, or murdered. Wanting law and order is not a "right-wing" position, it's a basic necessity. Likewise, a closed border is not a "right-wing" position either. It's necessary to maintain a safe and stable civilization.
Paying down our debt and balancing our budget is also not a "right-wing" position. Every normal household has to do this in order to maintain financial stability. Not doing so calls down a myriad of problems to everyday citizens, and the same can be said for an entire nation. A stable economy that makes more money than it spends is a strong one.
Free and fair elections, safely kept rights, and a government with minimal corruption are not "right-wing" ideas, they're the basis of a strong civilization.
The left believes that bad things are "right-wing" and if they're labeling the aforementioned qualities of a strong society as "right-wing" then it's pretty clear they are no friend of America.
