How would you describe your overall political beliefs and worldview?

[Andullero]

Would you say Romanticism in general is more right-wing or left-wing? Some would argue the former, as it emphasises the local, the particular and the traditional over the (supposedly) global, universal and modern, while others say it is left-wing because it seeks to defend the ways and tongues of oppressed and marginalised peoples.

I'd say it depends on the scenario. Domi nationalism, for example (which more or less saw its birth in the same era), although clothed in a republican, racially egalitarian garb, it was a reactionary movement against the legacy of the French revolution here, so in that sense it is a right wing romantic movement. In the European scenario that gave it birth, though, I'd say Romanticism was really left wing, as it was a movement chiefly aimed against the remnants of throne and altar (ancien regime).

[Tooting Carmen]

Have a belief that you can judge a countries prosperity and world standing in how it treats it's poorest citizens and their standard of living/happiness.



Portillo should have a job in British rail infrastructure or something.

He may be a Tory, but he is one who is genuinely cultured, kind and respectful, and certainly worlds apart from the shitshow we have now.

[Arūnas]

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[Graham]

He may be a Tory, but he is one who is genuinely cultured, kind and respectful, and certainly worlds apart from the shitshow we have now.

Agree with you

[Tooting Carmen]

I'd say it depends on the scenario. Domi nationalism, for example (which more or less saw its birth in the same era), although clothed in a republican, racially egalitarian garb, it was a reactionary movement against the legacy of the French revolution here, so in that sense it is a right wing romantic movement. In the European scenario that gave it birth, though, I'd say Romanticism was really left wing, as it was a movement chiefly aimed against the remnants of throne and altar (ancien regime).

Well Johann Gottfried Von Herder, who many regard as the father of Romanticism, is often characterised as being frivolous and highly reactionary, when in fact his attitudes towards race and imperialism were (certainly for his time) actually quite progressive.

[Tooting Carmen]

I'd say it depends on the scenario. Domi nationalism, for example (which more or less saw its birth in the same era), although clothed in a republican, racially egalitarian garb, it was a reactionary movement against the legacy of the French revolution here, so in that sense it is a right wing romantic movement. In the European scenario that gave it birth, though, I'd say Romanticism was really left wing, as it was a movement chiefly aimed against the remnants of throne and altar (ancien regime).

Is wishing to maintain the existence of languages like Welsh, Breton or Basque more rightist or leftist? (People conventionally think it is more the latter, but for reasons I have stated it needn't necessarily be so).

[Andullero]

Is wishing to maintain the existence of languages like Welsh, Breton or Basque more rightist or leftist? (People conventionally think it is more the latter, but for reasons I have stated it needn't necessarily be so).

I vote left, in the original, truest sense, none of this post-modernist-victimist shit. In the same sense we should see nationalism as well, since it is founded on man owing himself to his people instead of church and king.

[Tooting Carmen]

I vote left, in the original, truest sense, none of this post-modernist-victimist shit.

How so? And a lot of Welsh/Breton/Basque nationalism is riddled with victim culture.

[Ranger0075]

I am just anti-western, but not in my complete version

I have to buy a chinese smartphone, a japanese car and stop speaking english even tho my mandarin and arabic is far from good. I hope I can change it in a near future.

[Andullero]

How so? And a lot of Welsh/Breton/Basque nationalism is riddled with victim culture.

True, but originally they didn't believe that everyone could be Welsh/Breton/Basque just by speaking their language or raising their banner. Cosmopolitanism (of the virtue signaling kind) is a new vice imposed on them, methinks.