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Why do people confuse right wing with conservativsm and GOP and left wing with liberalism and Democrats? (thoughts, Republican)

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View Poll Results: Are the terms mutually exclusive and synonymous
Yes, right wing equals conservative which equals Republican	1	20.00%
Yes, left wing equals liberal which equals Democrat	1	20.00%
No, the terms are not synonymous or mutually exclusive	4	80.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 5. You may not vote on this poll

02-02-2012, 10:02 AM

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I often here people confuse these labels. I don't deny there is some overlap but I don't think the labels are mutally exclusive. You can be right wing and not Republican, you can be left wing and not be liberal or Democrat. Thoughts?

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