> The American right and the French revolution right are competly different things https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/26029/what-is-the-origin-for-lef

> The American right and the French revolution right are competly different things https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/26029/what-is-the-origin-for-left-being-used-to-indicate-socialist-liberals-and-right https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/26029/what-is-th... I'd point you to that and say I'd only support your statement in so far as saying part of the American right is not as pro-liberty as it ought to be - this is in reference to neoconservatism and similar ideologies. > They've lost meaning, and serve only to avoid talking details They're shorthand and I think they're useful when you're genuine about discussion but want a quick way to understand where an argument is coming from. If you're disingenuous about conversation, it doesn't matter whether labels are used or not, you simply cannot self-regulate your bias to give room for discourse is all I'm saying.