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[QUOTE=yzb25;889810]I kinda didn't wanna argue the point too hard because the whole left-right spectrum is kinda crap anyway, so arguing whether it's better or worse with horseshoe theory seems kind of like missing the forest for the trees.

But I'll point out you can be radical and centrist (Ataturk) and you can be far-left without being authoritarian. For example, coops are not inherently authoritarian but you also really can't get more leftist than coops lol.[/QUOTE]

I completely agree that the political spectrum is crap.

There are too many factors at play to easily map out each political party / government’s position on a simple spectrum.

It has always seemed to me that the political spectrum is a tool for the lazy masses, who want to simplify & generalise matters.

The political issues within one political party are intricate enough, let alone an entire country, or multiple countries (e.g. US vs China vs Russia).

But keyboard warriors on Reddit think they are experts who can tell you the political stance of each country. *facepalm*

I think people should focus more on their local affairs and what they can actually [B][U]change[/U][/B] with their votes.

For all the self-proclaimed experts of global politics, I wonder how much they understand their local / domestic issues when they place their votes lol.

People who vote based on “political identity” instead of doing their in-depth research of each political party’s issue-by-issue stance are lazy and bad and should not be qualified to talk about politics, ever.

Originally Posted by yzb25

I kinda didn't wanna argue the point too hard because the whole left-right spectrum is kinda crap anyway, so arguing whether it's better or worse with horseshoe theory seems kind of like missing the forest for the trees.

But I'll point out you can be radical and centrist (Ataturk) and you can be far-left without being authoritarian. For example, coops are not inherently authoritarian but you also really can't get more leftist than coops lol.

I completely agree that the political spectrum is crap.

There are too many factors at play to easily map out each political party / government’s position on a simple spectrum.

It has always seemed to me that the political spectrum is a tool for the lazy masses, who want to simplify & generalise matters.

The political issues within one political party are intricate enough, let alone an entire country, or multiple countries (e.g. US vs China vs Russia).

But keyboard warriors on Reddit think they are experts who can tell you the political stance of each country. *facepalm*

I think people should focus more on their local affairs and what they can actually change with their votes.

For all the self-proclaimed experts of global politics, I wonder how much they understand their local / domestic issues when they place their votes lol.

People who vote based on “political identity” instead of doing their in-depth research of each political party’s issue-by-issue stance are lazy and bad and should not be qualified to talk about politics, ever.