I'm doing a personal project regarding political discourse and how to improve it. For this, I need help. I want, in one word, what you think of the political Left AND the Right. Yes, I want your opinion on both sides, regardless of which one you identify as, if any. Please note that I want your opinion on the entirety of the Left and Right, not just their radical fringes. People tend to lump them all together anyways. Besides, I'd like some critical thinking on your response. It's not always so easy to describe a group that diverse, with such hazy edges.

If you're uncomfortable replying publicly for fear of backlash or reprisals, then send it to me in a note. I promise that I will not in any way, publicly or privately, link a person to their responses.

This is the final part of some research I've been doing to try to improve political discussion, change some minds, and maybe knock some dents in the rampant tribalism we've been experiencing.

To show my integrity, here are my answers.

Right: concerned
Left: optimistic

Explanations for those answers will be forthcoming once I finish my project.