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minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down13·11 months agoGotta stop pretending “left” and “right” are useful labels to apply to politics too.
minus-squareAnamana@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up21·11 months agoThey are useful, but as any other category they can be instrumentalized.
minus-squarePrunebutt@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoPlease elaborate how “equality” and “hierarchy” based policies aren’t useful labels for politics anymore.
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·11 months agoI’ve always liked a 2 axis spectrum. Social ownership/ private ownership on one axis. Authoritarian / libertarian on the other.
minus-squareDreamerofDays@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·11 months agoThe current situation is certainly making that clear.
minus-squareunalivejoy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down11·11 months agoEspecially “horseshoe” politics. Leftist just means centrist.
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoHorseshoe theory is basically regarded as nonsense by anyone that knows about politics. It’s pretty much only parroted as alt-right propaganda these days
Gotta stop pretending “left” and “right” are useful labels to apply to politics too.
They are useful, but as any other category they can be instrumentalized.
Please elaborate how “equality” and “hierarchy” based policies aren’t useful labels for politics anymore.
c/iamverysmart
I’ve always liked a 2 axis spectrum. Social ownership/ private ownership on one axis. Authoritarian / libertarian on the other.
The current situation is certainly making that clear.
You’re right
Especially “horseshoe” politics. Leftist just means centrist.
Horseshoe theory is basically regarded as nonsense by anyone that knows about politics.
It’s pretty much only parroted as alt-right propaganda these days