PainefulTruth
Romantic Cynic
There's the socialist but freethinking left or the capitalist but religious right (by current associations). The directions, going sideways as they do, sometimes actually get things right, but only by accident in pursuit of their own self-serving agendas.
But there's also the authoritarian, oppressive down, and the libertarian equal rights for all, up. Authoritarians are, of course, openly self-serving--though some will deny that as a matter of form, it's still blatantly obvious. Libertarians, being human, are still subject to being corrupted of course, but on the odds alone....and they're proceeding from a better starting point as well.
I, of course, am a libertarian, that is, on the UP.
But there's also the authoritarian, oppressive down, and the libertarian equal rights for all, up. Authoritarians are, of course, openly self-serving--though some will deny that as a matter of form, it's still blatantly obvious. Libertarians, being human, are still subject to being corrupted of course, but on the odds alone....and they're proceeding from a better starting point as well.
I, of course, am a libertarian, that is, on the UP.