Right Wing (right or not)
Task #1: Who are you?
List all the subgroups that you identify with.
I'm a Canadian
I'm a father
I speak English
I'm a Hongky
I'm somewhat educated
I love Dragon Boat
What about you?
Do any of the things you've listed make you better than others?
List all the subgroups that you identify with.
I'm a Canadian
I'm a father
I speak English
I'm a Hongky
I'm somewhat educated
I love Dragon Boat
What about you?
Do any of the things you've listed make you better than others?
What does right wing mean?
The right wing values traditions, they are about survival of the fittest, and they believe in economic freedom. They typically believe that business shouldn’t be regulated, and that we should all look after ourselves. Right wing people tend believe they shouldn’t have to pay for someone else’s education or health service. They believe in freedom to succeed over equality at any cost.
The phrase far right, is used to describe those who favour an absolutist government, which uses the power of the state to support the dominant group and often criminalizes other groups. Examples of this are Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler.
Social stratification: The belief that not all men/women are created equally and that strong political leaders are needed to keep order. Leaders could use this belief maintain power by encourage their citizens to treat people of different class, nationality or ethnicity as less than human.
Economic: The belief that free market, free trade and property rights are the more important that other rights. A far right form of capitalism that believed that people were responsible for their own well being. Leaders promoted the belief that wealth was created by the individual and no one should be responsible for the care of another.
Nationalism: This generally includes, the language, race, culture, religion and customs of the "nation", all of which were "born" within its culture. It supports the preservation of the heritage of a nation or culture, and often sees deviations from cultural norms as an existential threat. Anyone different from the cultural norm was seen as less than human and denied rights afforded to the citizens.
Traditionalism: This belief placed importance in the revival of a traditional way of life. You would have heard the expression, "Let's make America great again!" by Donald Trump. He uses the nostalgia of American dominance to promote his campaign.
Populism: This requires a common problem faced by citizens to which the leader can promise to fix. The problem becomes more important that people's rights. The problem is often placed upon anyone that does not follow the cultural norm. Using this, a leader can justify attacks on anyone different. Ex. Donald Trump sees Muslims as a threat and wishes to deport any American Muslim citizens.
Religion: Can also be a tool used to control a population. That the laws placed within a religion take more importance than the rights of all. A leader can justify their actions by claiming their actions are in line with religious beliefs. Leaders can maintain power when a belief system only allows certain people to participate in politics. Ex. The caste system of India.
The right wing values traditions, they are about survival of the fittest, and they believe in economic freedom. They typically believe that business shouldn’t be regulated, and that we should all look after ourselves. Right wing people tend believe they shouldn’t have to pay for someone else’s education or health service. They believe in freedom to succeed over equality at any cost.
The phrase far right, is used to describe those who favour an absolutist government, which uses the power of the state to support the dominant group and often criminalizes other groups. Examples of this are Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler.
Social stratification: The belief that not all men/women are created equally and that strong political leaders are needed to keep order. Leaders could use this belief maintain power by encourage their citizens to treat people of different class, nationality or ethnicity as less than human.
Economic: The belief that free market, free trade and property rights are the more important that other rights. A far right form of capitalism that believed that people were responsible for their own well being. Leaders promoted the belief that wealth was created by the individual and no one should be responsible for the care of another.
Nationalism: This generally includes, the language, race, culture, religion and customs of the "nation", all of which were "born" within its culture. It supports the preservation of the heritage of a nation or culture, and often sees deviations from cultural norms as an existential threat. Anyone different from the cultural norm was seen as less than human and denied rights afforded to the citizens.
Traditionalism: This belief placed importance in the revival of a traditional way of life. You would have heard the expression, "Let's make America great again!" by Donald Trump. He uses the nostalgia of American dominance to promote his campaign.
Populism: This requires a common problem faced by citizens to which the leader can promise to fix. The problem becomes more important that people's rights. The problem is often placed upon anyone that does not follow the cultural norm. Using this, a leader can justify attacks on anyone different. Ex. Donald Trump sees Muslims as a threat and wishes to deport any American Muslim citizens.
Religion: Can also be a tool used to control a population. That the laws placed within a religion take more importance than the rights of all. A leader can justify their actions by claiming their actions are in line with religious beliefs. Leaders can maintain power when a belief system only allows certain people to participate in politics. Ex. The caste system of India.
Although the right-wing originally meant traditional conservatives and monarchies, right-wing has been applied to extreme movements including fascists, Nazis, and racial supremacists.
How right wing is Donald Trump? |
|
Task
1. What is Fanatical Nationalism? Why is it different from just plain Nationalism?
2. What are the two main commonalities between Far-Right groups around the world?
The far right exists in all nations around the world.
One of the most famous far-right groups in History are the Nazi party in Germany.
If far-right parties come to power, it is very common for them to use oppression fear and terror to maintain control. Often minority groups are persecuted by the government. It is rare that far right groups allow political criticism. In many ways, life under the far left and far right is similar in that alternative views are not tolerated.
The Problems with the Far-Right and fairness
Other than the racism and sexism, Far-right political systems are inherently corrupt. Essentially, any leader in a far-right system, when accused of corruption, can simply respond with the accusation that the accusing party is a member of the group targeted as inferior. In this way there are no checks and balances in this sort of political system.
Keywords
Class System - A way of dividing society into groups based on social status. Sometimes this relates to money, but this is only a tiny element. Usually this considers education and values.
Fanatical Nationalism - Nationalism is being proud of your country. Fanatical Nationalism takes this to the extreme and suggests that your nation is actively better than others.