It is not truth that Left and Right are same or it's not easy to identify the Left. There are many and huge differences between them and we can see them from miles! I will write some of the differences between them.
1. The Right cares mainly, if not at all, for his/her personal or family benefits, the Left cares not only for his/her personal-family benefits, but in high degree, for the social-general benefits too.

2. The Right mainly does not care for democracy, peace or human rights, he/she cares for them if he/she has visible current benefits from them and for the time he/she enjoys these benefits. The left is active promoter from democracy, peace or human rights.

3. The Right is more religious, more closed to new ideas the left is closer to agnostics or atheists, more open to new ideas.

4. The Right is nationalist or extreme nationalist, the left is less nationalist or internationalist.

5. The Right is against the Trade Unions, the left is a supporter from the Unions.

6. The Right violates, ignores, underestimates or does not promote women rights, the left is active supporter from women rights.

7. The Right not only does not care for social justice but usually is against it

8. The Right prefer less laws, less limits, less taxes, weaker public sector the left prefer more laws, more limits, more taxes, stronger public sector, more social justice.

9. The Right is more aggressive in his/her relations with others (persons or countries) the left promote the understanding, cooperation and mutual benefits.

10. The Right is hard, combative the left is soft, sensitive, a bleeding heart.

I could write a whole book for the difference between left and right!

Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide