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Old 20-02-2013, 18:15   #50
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Re: report calls for an experimental 20% tax on all sugary soft drinks

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Originally Posted by danielf View Post
Are we going for full circularity as in "It's not a right-wing policy, so the person proclaiming it isn't right-wing", or are we admitting that your distinction of left and right is a bit of a caricature that doesn't do justice to the political reality?
Well we're certainly not going for a false dilemma.

What defines left- and right-wing then? Is there something in the nature of a policy's supporters that causes the policy to be defined as one thing or another? Or does support for a particular policy cause the supporter to be identified with left or right? Beyond that, is it black and white, or is there a sliding scale of greys?
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