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Originally Posted by d-ray657
While those who are most concerned in protecting our habitat are generally liberals, that does not make his statement about protecting animals left-wing. The right would likely argue that preserving particular species or wildlife areas should yield to economic progress, liberals tend to see value in things that can not be measured in dollars and cents.
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I think one of the things which separates Left from Right is the way in which we perceive the value of things. The Left tends to look at the intrinsic, immutable value of a thing in its own right. The Right, on the other hand, would tend to view that same thing in terms of its relative value, its worth as a thing to be exploited, not to be valued for its own sake. The best example of this I can think of is the way in which people regard our planet.
John