used to think that "left" and "right" were diametrically opposed terms, but i don't see it that way anymore:

I mean.... It depends on the definition you are utilizing. The term originated from the seating arrangement from the French National Assembly prior/during the french revolution. With advocates for a republic on the left, and monarchist on the right.

The most common modern geopolitical definition is now the left supporting socialism and the right supporting capitalism. Two economic systems which are fairly diametrically opposed in an economic sense.

imperialism: Imperialism means to conquer other countries for the sake of imposing your own norms and values on them.

Again, it depends on your definition. But imperialism is generally a policy of a powerful nation who extends it's rule over another country through direct or indirect means. This can be for economic, strategic, or even political gain, most usually to exploit the resources or labour of another nation.

That's actually what the northern states of the US did to the southern states of the US before they became the US.

No...just no. You can really do an imperialism on yourself, that's just definitionally incorrect.

isn't it just to do something illegal to get what you want? isn't every change in human history illegal, before it becomes the new norm? wasn't it illegal for gay people to stand for their rights in the 20th century?

What?

Fascism is purposely hard to define as it's a reactionary response to the democratic process and thus depends on vagueness to grow within a democracy.

However, fascism can be recognized by its extremely hierarchical structure of governance, its goals as a political body, and how it organizes capitalism to serve its own goals.

liberals from the coastline will loudly proclaim that the conservative "child marriage" (starting at age 14) laws are a monstrosity (because that's, idk, child abuse or sth), but at the same time, you will find in many schools in the coastside a subject called "sex education" where people learn to use condoms and such. such classes are typically held at about age 13 or sth (well, it was for me). guess why they do it? because they recognize that teenagers do in fact have desires to experiment with sexuality, and offering the courses is simply recognizing that and making the best out of it.

Child marriage laws are bad because it gives a legal avenue for adults to prey upon children...... Not because people want to prevent teens from sexual exploration. What is wrong with you?