Few new Tags for NS

[Whole India]

I propose that a few new tags should be introduced. The tags I propose are Anti-Socialist, Authoritarian Leftist, Anti-Authoritarian Leftist. Both the tags are going to be beneficial to identify the regions. There is a Socialist tag already present in NS and likewise, to Counter Capitalism there is Anti-Capitalist, so the counter Socialism there should be Anti-Socialist tag. Communism nearly defines the entire left and hence is quite a broad ideology while fascism is just limited to Authoritarianism of Right-wing. Hence, Authoritarian Leftist, Anti-Authoritarian Leftist will help to identify a region's complete stand.

[Libertarians]

The one thing I do agree with is that it does feel like a glaring omission to have capitalist/anti-capitalist but only have socialist. I think it should be consistent between the two, whether that means removing the anti-capitalist tag or adding an anti-socialist tag.

[Whole India]

The one thing I do agree with is that it does feel like a glaring omission to have capitalist/anti-capitalist but only have socialist. I think it should be consistent between the two, whether that means removing the anti-capitalist tag or adding an anti-socialist tag.

One of the reasons for my idea, Irrespective of our OCC or IC ideologies, these things should be introduced. Even the Authoritarian Left thing is needed as people can understand which region possesses what.

[Sedgistan]

Tags aren't introduced for "balance". They're created when they would be useful - a sufficient number of regions would need to want to use them, they would need to be sufficiently distinct from other tabs, and they would need to be useful identifiers of a region's stance/activities.

I am not seeing any compelling arguments to suggest that's the case with the tags you've suggested here. We are not disappearing down the rabbit hole of having a tag for every ideology, and an equivalent "anti" tag for each of those.

[Libertarians]

Tags aren't introduced for "balance". They're created when they would be useful - a sufficient number of regions would need to want to use them, they would need to be sufficiently distinct from other tabs, and they would need to be useful identifiers of a region's stance/activities.

I am not seeing any compelling arguments to suggest that's the case with the tags you've suggested here. We are not disappearing down the rabbit hole of having a tag for every ideology, and an equivalent "anti" tag for each of those.

What was the compelling argument that we needed an anti-capitalist tag? That the staff member which wrote the initial list felt dirty after writing capitalist and needed redemption?

I recognize it is a worthy goal to keep the number of tags down, which is why I'm not sure it isn't better to axe a tag than add another. But, it is annoying to have the staff bias hard coded IMO.

[Sedgistan]

Or maybe it's an acknowledgement that the right has sufficiently coherent and developed ideologies that it doesn't need to identify itself as "anti" anything? You can read it many ways.

That's kind of irrelevant though. "Anti-capitalist" is something that lots of people (RL and NS) define themselves as. "Anti-socialist" much less so. NS's player base leans leftwards, for better or for worse. There's an old thread here if you want to read 29 pages of discussion over which tags to implement (and there's probably dozens more threads scattered around this forum too).

There's right-wing mods btw.

[Libertarians]

"Anti-socialist" much less so.

Uh, what? Anti-socialist sentiment is pretty well established, thus why politicians avoid the term like the plague in the US and outside of states with a heavy partisan tilt any politician unwilling to disavow it is dead in the water. Biden and Clinton both climbed over themselves making sure everyone knew they weren't a socialist.

I know there's little point to this discussion, but again the omission speaks volumes about the team's views on socialism vs. capitalism. Which is fine, it is Max's site.