Is democracy right or left wing?

Personally, in an ideal theoretical framework I think democracy should be neither left nor right wing. Of course, we don't live in an ideal theoretical framework, but the conceptualisation helps see how it could possibly be applied to the real world. read more

Left wing and right wing are “two wings of the same bird.” That bird is called statism. Democracy is a form of statism that allows the majority to violate the human and property rights of a minority. read more

The fundamental differences between left-wing and right-wing ideologies center around the the rights of individuals vs. the power of the government. Left-wing beliefs are liberal in that they believe society is best served with an expanded role for the government. read more