Shooshmoo
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RJ, care to come back and explain how I am "almost identical" to the extreme right? Should be easy.
It's the horseshoe theory -- not sure about you, but MDMH is a good example.
RJ, care to come back and explain how I am "almost identical" to the extreme right? Should be easy.
It's the horseshoe theory -- not sure about you, but MDMH is a good example.
In political theory, the horseshoe theory asserts that the far left and the far right, rather than being at opposite and opposing ends of a linear political continuum, in fact closely resemble one another, much like the ends of a horseshoe. The theory is attributed to French writer Jean-Pierre Faye.[1] Proponents of the theory point to a number of similarities between the far-left and the far-right, including their supposed propensity to gravitate to authoritarianism or totalitarianism. The horseshoe theory competes with the conventional linear left–right continuum system as well as the various multidimensional systems.
The horseshoe theory is not based on convergence in ideology, just the end result of a form of authoritarianism. I'm not saying it isn't simple, or that it is right, all I am saying is that every time mdmh posts, I think of the left's version of the tea party and I am reminded that thinking like his helped Trump win and helped the right.
all I am saying is that every time mdmh posts, I think of the left's version of the tea party
Posting on the tunnels sometimes feels like talking to my dog. He only reacts to tone and doesnt understand content.
I don't know enough about MDMH's politics, but there is state-sponsored socialism and then there are other less centralized forms that are anti-authoritarian, even anarchist
MHB - You can be satisfied with the explanation in the post above yours, google the horseshoe theory, or read my posts where I feel compelled to respond to something mdmh says that makes him a hypocrite, runs counter to his supposed beliefs, or hurts the causes he claims to support -- the Claire thread is one example.
Advocating (even if “hyperbolically”) that political opponents be sent to gulags, guillotines, or pushed into traffic does not mitigate horseshoe theory concerns. And also helps the right.
what i want to know is why MDMH/MHBD want to send democrats to the gulags ?
It only helps the right to the extent that democrats buy into any equivalency between violence that exists on the extremes.
personally, there is a tension between the fact that I have pacifist tendencies and the fact that, historically, no significant transfer of power has occurred without violence