left wing
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It always seemed even handed to me.
Agreed. Serling was essentially liberal, but far more so in a humanistic way than in an ideological way, I think. He thought humanity should strive to be better, while recognizing how easily it could embrace hatred & violence - he abhorred materialism & greed but understood to need to have meaningful work & be paid a fair wage for it - and he saw the importance of education, the arts, and science for everyone, while also appreciating the necessity of the practical side of life as well.
shareThat's because what's now consider "right wing" is just the way normal people think. What's considered "left wing" is a cult of mental health asylum escapees.
shareHell, JFK would be "literally Hitler!" today.
shareWhen I watch the episodes today I can always see the heavy dose of morality in Serling's scripts. I just don't get politics from them though.
shareThey're pretty much middle of the road. Most people in the early 1960s, regardless of political affiliation, would probably have thought they made sense. It was a far, far more rational time.
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