317 – Left and right, right and wrong, or Just Right?

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00:07 Not Right Wing, Just Right: Just Right, left and right, ‘totalitarian capitalism’, political spectrum, power struggle, socialism is a dirty word
16:40 The Uncentred Center: political superstitions in the centre, why there is no centre, left-overs, from left right and centre to just right
34:20 Sinister Or Dexterous? Who’s Right? Caller Matthew: food and poison, etymology of left and right, a brief history of left-wing and right-wing, France 1789, monarchists and revolutionaries, extreme right and left, fluid political ideologies, consistency prevails, blurred ideological distinctions, conservatives legislate most left, dexterous, ruler of conduct, negative left, sinister, right or wrong – not right or left, just right, Star Trek series on philosophy
47:47 Foreign To Reason Policy On Syria: Yaron Brook, why Syria? conventional vs chemical weapons, foreign policy based on emotion and fear, no self-interest at stake, Obama’s stupid red line, the real red line, altruistic intervention, emotion-driven foreign policy, protect individual rights, true left and right, Star Trek’s prime directive, trade embargo 1:00:05 END