Stealth writes:
Being a socialist is not nutty. I endorse plenty of left-wing economic ideas, even if I’m not a full-fledged socialist. Viva la public assistance! When I talk about the crazy wing of the left, I’m talking about the (mostly academic) originators of socially corrosive stuff. Maybe we should develop a more precise naming system for ourselves, so there’s not as much confusion.
I’m sure I wouldn’t agree with all of his positions, but I’m sure Noam Chomsky has some good insights.
I really think we need to get rid of this Left and Right thing.
Although I am frightened to say that because that language is often used by the enemy. I think it is a good idea. When I say the enemy, I mean the Libertarians and the fascists. Fascists often talk about “getting rid of left and right.” They also say they are “neither on the left nor the right.” It from here that the notion of a Third Positionist movement flows (A third pole between the left and right). Nowadays, the Libertarians are also saying that they are a mixture of right and left – left on social stuff and right on economics. I don’t like it when they say that, but unfortunately, it is true!
However to be fair, the Greens also used to say that they were “neither left nor right.” I used to bother me when they said that because I supported them and I could not understand why they were embarrassed to be on the left, but now I don’t mind that they said that.
At this point, both the Mainstream Left and the Mainstream Right are sufficiently insane, wrong and even evil that it makes sense to distance yourself from either one. Why do you have to say you are on the Right or on the Left. These are pigeonholes they force us into. Be creative! Be yourself! Be your own man! Decide for your yourself.
If I present you with a list of sociopolitical issues, you should be able to go down the list and check Left, Right or Center on any combination of them.
The way it is set up now, for me to be on the Left, I have to take this checklist of Left Issues or really Left Orders. These are the standard Left issues on a variety of things. I MUST endorse the Left position on every one of these things, and if I check Right on even one box, I am thrown out of the Left and called a reactionary, fascist, conservative or Rightist.
So I say ok I am a on the Right. I head on over to rightwing sites assuming that’s my new domicile, and pretty soon they let me know loud and clear that I am a Leftist moonbat. I get beaten up really bad and I typically get banned.
Instead of saying you are on the Left or the Right, you should avoid the question. Answer, “Well, I am leftwing on some things and rightwing on other things.”
What is wrong with that?
“Politics will be heterodox or it will be nothing!”
Really that should be our motto.
