• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    7 days ago

    Again- lots of right-wing people love using cannabis. I can tell you from living right by the Illinois border but nowhere near a big city that I see Trump bumper stickers on big trucks at the dispensary constantly.

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      7 days ago

      Right and left wing are not the same as authority and lack of authority, it’s actually a different dimension (as shown on political compasses).

      Japan’s issue is their hierarchy and authority, them being right wing is not really what makes cannabis incompatible.

      Idk where the right wing connection came from

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          7 days ago

          Yes, which is what differentiates them from the old country club conservatives, they don’t just have right wing views of the economy, they want a leader with absolute power.

          Which is why it’s so dangerous and we shouldn’t be taking about left or right wing but authority vs freedom.

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        7 days ago

        The terms right and left wing originated as a shorthand due describing monarchists and anti-monarchists. Authoritarianism is THE defining characteristic of the right. Things like economic policies only come into it because authoritarians prefer economic policies that give more power to economic elites.