Which is worse: right-wing collectivism or left-wing collectivism?

[Sikeliot]

Both extremes are bad.

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Also, both rightist and leftist versions of collectivism have many of the hallmarks of religion: a chosen people (whether based on ethnicity, nationality or social class), holy writ (anything from Marx to Madison Grant), doctrine of infallibility (both have their heroes who are seen as beyond reproach and criticism, often dictators) and so on.

[Meagi]

“Ser de la izquierda es, como ser de la derecha, una de las infinitas maneras que el hombre puede elegir para ser un imbécil: ambas, en efecto, son formas de la Hemiplejía moral”
― José Ortega y Gasset.

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[Valedictorian]

Any kind of collectivism sucks

[arkas]

Also, both rightist and leftist versions of collectivism have many of the hallmarks of religion: a chosen people (whether based on ethnicity, nationality or social class), holy writ (anything from Marx to Madison Grant), doctrine of infallibility (both have their heroes who are seen as beyond reproach and criticism, often dictators) and so on.

Do you think most people are going to be inclined to say Left-wing collectivism is worse because that is the society many people are living in?

Objectively, I think both are just as bad.

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Do you think most people are going to be inclined to say Left-wing collectivism is worse because that is the society many people are living in?

Objectively, I think both are just as bad.

Both are bad but in different ways.

[Chocolate_Hound]

Left-wing collectivism, because if it's badly motivated everyone suffers. In theory it's well-intentioned but in practice it harms more people than right-wing collectivism.