Elections in many countries are now giving rise to very heated debates about their respective political opponents. The political left is keen to portray the political right as far-right extremists, and vice versa. A major sticking point, particularly in Europe, is the treatment of migrants and legislation on immigration and naturalisation. In the dispute over migration policy, the right is often accused of failing to uphold the rule of law and democratic principles. The left, on the other hand, is accused of striving for communism and seeking to undermine white societies.
Furthermore, the left and right wings of the political spectrum are portrayed as representing good and evil respectively. Yet both sides often have no clear understanding of what the division into right and left actually stands for. It is also little known that, in a normal, typical distribution of people’s political views, roughly half of the population tends to be on the left and the other half on the right. The political centre is often deliberately chosen in surveys so that it lies precisely in the middle of all opinions and attitudes.
Broadly speaking, it can be said that the Left stands for strengthening the community, whilst the Right stands for strengthening the individual. This division emerged as early as the French Revolution, following the end of the Middle Ages. Naturally, this also gives rise to various associated characteristics. The Left advocates greater redistribution from the rich to the poor, nationalisation and, through the principle of solidarity, the abolition of state authority, extending as far as the abolition of nation states. The Right, by contrast, advocates conservatism, a strong economic policy, strong individual rights and personal freedom.
This is where the conflict over migration policy begins. The Left rejects the existence of nation-states and campaigns for solidarity amongst all people worldwide. This naturally includes welcoming migrants into their own wealthy European country. The Right, on the other hand, defends the nation-state and the autonomy of states and peoples.