I'm sure some smart people here have some reasons why not. But here's my take: It would be a rhetorical advantage to claim that a left-right political model only describes a capitalist democracy. Because we're neither capitalists nor democrats then it simply doesn't apply to us.

We're not left or right. The qualities of socialism have conservatism and liberalism mixed in because the primary ideological characteristic is so vastly different. The right have some good ideas, so does the left. We take the best of them. Out centralism the centralists.

It's not a different team, it's a completely different sport.

Because of the centers attack on 'leftism' that's only going to hot up, I think this would be a good way to parry the blows. Instead of arguing that they're wrong about leftism, say yeah, we're not leftists tho.

At the very least it'll frustrate the argument.

Thoughts?

  • Keegs [any]
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    4 years ago

    That's a good take, I'll keep that in mind.

    Yeah. It's an example bullshit to fool people who only have a superficial interpretation of the political order. I could defend that point equally against communists or conservatives because it's completely devoid of substance.