I don't reference the spectrum to both left and right because the Left as an entity exists. The right does not. There is no right. There is only Left and Anti-Left, because the Left is a homogeneous philosophy of War, where as all other political philosophies are dedicated towards explicit principles.
This is why Leftists have contained Emperors, Militarists, Social Conservatives, Queer Revolutionaries, Theocrats, Communists, Monarchies, Anarchists, and all of them are prepared to accept that they are Left wing via the assertion that they are fulfilling (what amounts to) a Hegelian Dialectic of power towards some utopia that they all claim they share.
The political "right", as you can see from here, is comprised of Militarists, Libertarians, Theocrats, Monarchists, Anarchists, Minarchists, Liberals, and more... all keeping each other at arms distance, unified only in their opposition to Leftism, which all of us instantly recognize as a bizarre ideological collective that can take any policy position, rationalize it, and declare it to be Leftist/Revolutionary/Progressive/Modern/Enlightened despite it being a) already a right-wing principle, or b) in direct opposition to current or previously asserted principles.
We aren't in "solidarity" with one another. We just all know that we are all under attack by a purely malevolent force that demands we surrender or die. We don't share a history, lineage, or even moral foundation. The left shares a constantly shifting meta-narrative that is just rationalized for more power.
An objective reference scale based on policies and principles would see all "Rightist" positions generally be stagnant or orbit around specific points. A Leftist ideology will literally move from any point in objective space to another, simply depending upon time or even local political location. They hold no objective positions. All positions are held only for their tactical benefit to a Leftist at a given time and place.
I think it was all made up by Fabians to say right-wing is Hitler and everything else is "not-Hitler". I know about the French origins of the spectrum and commies always attack their enemies as right-reactionary but it got more popular at ww2.
Not just the Fabians. All Leftists do it. The Fascists were declared to be "Right Wing" by the Internationalist Communists when Mussolini basically told them that nationalism (which was a progressive and anti-monarchical & anti-colonial movement) was the basis on which further socialist actions needed to take place. All of Fascism and National Socialism is based on Leftist economic policies, particularly Syndicalism and Corporatism.
The internationalist socialists were so fucking stubborn in believing that the Proletariat would just entirely reverse course on enlisting in World War 1, that they were only moments away from the world-wide communist revolution taking place. Mussolini wasn't the only person who called them fucking retarded. So did Lenin, and for the exact same reason. The revolution wasn't just going to magically happen, so Lenin would cause it. Again, he was attacked by Socialists in central Europe for being delusional enough to think that he could have a communist revolution in a country as under-developed as Russia. Marx said that it could only happen post capitalism, so therefore, Marx is God, and Lennin is an idiot. ... and then he destroyed the entire Russian empire within a few years and formed the world's first (and most powerful) Communist state.
Lenin battled with the Socialists, particularly the intellectuals, for years until he basically crushed all dissent within Russia.
Meanwhile, the Social Democratic Party of Germany who was busy condemning both of them, nearly destroyed their entire economy, had to get (what amounted to) a Libertarian to recover the economy, pledged to basically burn down the economy again, and were immediately replaced by National Socialists.
The Socialists keep proving themselves wrong, refuse to listen, and then label everyone who disagrees with them, even the Leftists who disagree with them, Fascist. That's all a Fascist ever was: a Leftist who disagreed with a Leftist Establishment.
In fact, when George Orwell was serving in Spain, fighting for the Democratic Socialists, the Communists tried to have him arrested for being a: Trotskyite Fascist. ... because Stalin declared Trotsky to be a Fascist.
I don't reference the spectrum to both left and right because the Left as an entity exists. The right does not. There is no right. There is only Left and Anti-Left, because the Left is a homogeneous philosophy of War, where as all other political philosophies are dedicated towards explicit principles.
This is why Leftists have contained Emperors, Militarists, Social Conservatives, Queer Revolutionaries, Theocrats, Communists, Monarchies, Anarchists, and all of them are prepared to accept that they are Left wing via the assertion that they are fulfilling (what amounts to) a Hegelian Dialectic of power towards some utopia that they all claim they share.
The political "right", as you can see from here, is comprised of Militarists, Libertarians, Theocrats, Monarchists, Anarchists, Minarchists, Liberals, and more... all keeping each other at arms distance, unified only in their opposition to Leftism, which all of us instantly recognize as a bizarre ideological collective that can take any policy position, rationalize it, and declare it to be Leftist/Revolutionary/Progressive/Modern/Enlightened despite it being a) already a right-wing principle, or b) in direct opposition to current or previously asserted principles.
We aren't in "solidarity" with one another. We just all know that we are all under attack by a purely malevolent force that demands we surrender or die. We don't share a history, lineage, or even moral foundation. The left shares a constantly shifting meta-narrative that is just rationalized for more power.
An objective reference scale based on policies and principles would see all "Rightist" positions generally be stagnant or orbit around specific points. A Leftist ideology will literally move from any point in objective space to another, simply depending upon time or even local political location. They hold no objective positions. All positions are held only for their tactical benefit to a Leftist at a given time and place.
What I'm saying is even more significant than that. The whole spectrum itself is false, and an invention of the Left.
I think it was all made up by Fabians to say right-wing is Hitler and everything else is "not-Hitler". I know about the French origins of the spectrum and commies always attack their enemies as right-reactionary but it got more popular at ww2.
Not just the Fabians. All Leftists do it. The Fascists were declared to be "Right Wing" by the Internationalist Communists when Mussolini basically told them that nationalism (which was a progressive and anti-monarchical & anti-colonial movement) was the basis on which further socialist actions needed to take place. All of Fascism and National Socialism is based on Leftist economic policies, particularly Syndicalism and Corporatism.
The internationalist socialists were so fucking stubborn in believing that the Proletariat would just entirely reverse course on enlisting in World War 1, that they were only moments away from the world-wide communist revolution taking place. Mussolini wasn't the only person who called them fucking retarded. So did Lenin, and for the exact same reason. The revolution wasn't just going to magically happen, so Lenin would cause it. Again, he was attacked by Socialists in central Europe for being delusional enough to think that he could have a communist revolution in a country as under-developed as Russia. Marx said that it could only happen post capitalism, so therefore, Marx is God, and Lennin is an idiot. ... and then he destroyed the entire Russian empire within a few years and formed the world's first (and most powerful) Communist state.
Lenin battled with the Socialists, particularly the intellectuals, for years until he basically crushed all dissent within Russia.
Meanwhile, the Social Democratic Party of Germany who was busy condemning both of them, nearly destroyed their entire economy, had to get (what amounted to) a Libertarian to recover the economy, pledged to basically burn down the economy again, and were immediately replaced by National Socialists.
The Socialists keep proving themselves wrong, refuse to listen, and then label everyone who disagrees with them, even the Leftists who disagree with them, Fascist. That's all a Fascist ever was: a Leftist who disagreed with a Leftist Establishment.
In fact, when George Orwell was serving in Spain, fighting for the Democratic Socialists, the Communists tried to have him arrested for being a: Trotskyite Fascist. ... because Stalin declared Trotsky to be a Fascist.