Does anyone still believe in this oversimplified nonsense? Horseshoe theory competes with the conventional linear left-right continuum system as well as the various multidimensional systems. Proponents of the theory point to similarities between the extreme left and the extreme right. Specifically, the two ends share an authoritarian element and a desire to greatly increase the size of government in order to advance their respective objectives. In some far-left political systems (such as state socialism) the government seizes control of all means of production in order to enforce its economic ideology. In some far-right political systems the government also seizes absolute control of economic activity, seeking to advance the national interest. This theory asserts that both the far-left and the far-right seek to greatly expand the size and scope of government and are opposed to free and fair elections, free speech, free press, free expression, republicanism and other legitimately democratic institutions. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:36:58 +0000
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