Even a cursory glance at the history of all countries shows us that there are links between the thinkers on all sides of the political spectrum, what we broadly term left, right and centre. It is interesting to note that despite the links shown by cross-country co-operation between political parties of similar persuasion, people do not seem to be able to imbibe other people’s points of view, despite the fact we all share similar stresses and needs in our lives. So the question arises, what are we actually all arguing about?
If the long march to human rights, and commencement of the march to animal rights, puts us all on a level playing field, the obvious first answer is it must be an argument about how to achieve our shared goals. Except unpicking that we see that actually many of the people who argue do not share goals at all. There are many laws that run counter to those some political thinkers actually want to see.
Do the arguments indeed run to the fundamental of our needs as human beings after all? Is politics actually about food, homes, security, health and nothing more? Or is it true that since Greek times, politics have been about the market place and the marshalling of society in order to serve economics?
Is politics little more than the arguments around the proper ways to make and distribute money?