Yakima Leans Right But The Country Is Split -Who Are We On The Left And Right?

- How can we be so different?

There is no doubt there are significant differences between the ideologies of the Liberal Left and Conservative Right. We are a nation divided by two distinctly separate interpretations of who we are and the direction our country should be moving towards. I have narrowed it down to twelve distinct attributes discerning our differences. Some will accuse me of oversimplification, but I think they will readily understand what I'm trying to say.

ECONOMIC POLICY
LEFT: Socialists - believes the rights of the community supersedes those of the individual. No success or failure. Wants to redistribute the wealth.
RIGHT: Capitalists - believes in individual initiative, risk and the freedom to try. The individual should keep what he makes.

WORK ETHIC
LEFT: Entitlements - assumes no responsibility; believes they have a right to something even if they didn't earn it.
RIGHT: Responsibility - assumes both credit and blame for personal actions.

MORALITY
LEFT: Breaking the law to suit their agenda is considered acceptable.
RIGHT: Respect for the rule of law.

GOVERNMENT
LEFT: Believes the Constitution no longer serves the needs of society and should be replaced.
RIGHT: Believes in the U.S. Constitution.

GUNS
LEFT: Believes guns are dangerous and should be banned.
RIGHT: Advocates the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

PATRIOTISM
LEFT: Wants to make us ashamed of our past by rewriting the history books, and eliminating our sense of exceptionalism.
RIGHT: Loves country; believes in exceptionalism.

It is like we live in separate countries with little compatibility between the two. Whoever wins the presidential election in November, the other side is certainly not going to like it.

Tim Bryce is a writer and the Managing Director of M&JB Investment Company (M&JB) of Palm Harbor, Florida and has over 30 years of experience in the management consulting field. He can be reached at timb001@phmainstreet.com