During the twentieth century, references to the right-wing or left-wing instantly stereotyped a person’s politics. But with the advent of globalism as the agenda of an assortment of Marxists, so-called progressives, (some) liberals, socialists, secularists, and anyone who is anti-nationalist, the label “right-wing” is no longer an apt one for people who are not globalists.
Although Donald Trump is a lifelong liberal, he has repeatedly described his policies as based on common sense and what is good for America. Upholding history, heritage, and the constitution, rejecting wokeism and open borders, recognising the fallacy of the globalist green deal, lowering taxes, and reducing regulations which hamper job creation and raise prices are all sensible policies. Yet Trump is dismissed as “right-wing.”
What the policies of globalism have done is cause many people to recalibrate their political identity. So today one is either a globalist, with its Orwellian dimensions, or one identifies with nationalism, tradition, heritage, private enterprise, and constitutionalism as founded on “we the people.” RF Kennedy, a lifelong liberal Democrat, identifies with Trump’s policies. Elon Musk, another Democrat, shares Trump’s political manifesto.
Thus, the label “right-wing” is obsolete because political circumstances have changed. Conservatives, moderates, and many (but not all) liberals now find themselves in the same camp because of their opposition to globalism. The growing support of African Americans and Latinos for Trump’s Maga movement is another indicator of the irrelevance of the label “right-wing.” They identify with Trump because they can no longer identify with the Democratic Party, which embraces globalism.
In terms of political identity, therefore, the twentieth-century labels of “left-wing” and “right-wing” should be amended to “globalist” and “anti-globalist.”
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