Do you think there are more left-wing or right-wing truthers in the U.S.?

[feeblepizza]

I think it's about even.

[feeblepizza]

Right-wing, at least in the context of American politics, might be anti-government, but I see anarchists as more left-wing.

The left wing is more authoritarian than the right, at least in a historical sense; thus, the right wing is close to anarchism. The Founding Fathers were probably considered close to anarchists in their day because their ideal government was only one step ahead of anarchy (i.e. as little government as humanly possible).

[feeblepizza]

Right-wing, at least in the context of American politics, might be anti-government, but I see anarchists as more left-wing.

The left wing is more authoritarian than the right, at least in a historical sense; thus, the right wing is close to anarchism. The Founding Fathers were probably considered close to anarchists in their day because their ideal government was only one step ahead of anarchy (i.e. as little government as humanly possible).

I'd actually expect someone to say that historically, the Left was more Libertarian than the Right.

Look at what Mussolini and Hitler did during their primes. Their major support bases were labor unions. They enacted universal health-care, fought for higher wages, and encouraged profit sharing among large corporations (i.e. "spreading the wealth around"). Also, Hitler was a strong proponent of animal rights.

[feeblepizza]

Right-wing, at least in the context of American politics, might be anti-government, but I see anarchists as more left-wing.

The left wing is more authoritarian than the right, at least in a historical sense; thus, the right wing is close to anarchism. The Founding Fathers were probably considered close to anarchists in their day because their ideal government was only one step ahead of anarchy (i.e. as little government as humanly possible).

     The left-wing, in the historical sense, advocates for radical if not revolutionary change, whereas the right-wing advocates for gradual change if any at all. With that in mind, most anarchists throughout history have identified with the left-wing, even though many totalitarians have also done so. To say that anarchism is of the right-wing has little or no basis in reality outside of the American political paradigm.

And we're discussing the American political paradigm.

[feeblepizza]

I did not say that anarchism is right wing, I said that our founders were just one step ahead of anarchists by supporting as little government as is humanly possible.

[feeblepizza]

I would say that the gulf between Communism and Fascism was actually a lot smaller than that between Social Democracy and Fascism. Make of that what you will.

The gulf between communism and fascism is very small indeed. Hitler wanted communists to join the Nazi Party because communism was more appealing than fascism.

[feeblepizza]

Oh, and as for feeblepizza, what Al said plus the fact that I still think you should be banned for the GusChiggins stunt.

Once again, not my fault.