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To even think of ideologies in a left-right binary seems like an arbitrary to me, the only reason i even use these terms is due to the self-perpetuating tribalist contexts which they arose from. To oversimplify all these nuanced if not often, contrived to the point only experts fully comprehend, real world issues into a supposedly incompatible dichotomy of types of solutions; Is something that could only be the result of either short-sighted formulation of language at its origin, or deliberate black-and-white coating of reality to diminish the possibility of real change, via civilian infighting.

I'm leaning towards the latter, actually, consider the following: Don't you think the common conscious and subconscious idea that the left and right are both just as valid, because they simply fight for different values, is leaving something out? If we are to accept that "leftism" supposedly means morals such as protecting the poor from oppression, not persecuting people for traits out of their control, and being able to learn from history; While "rightism" supposedly means morals such as striving for a strong-willed, well-armed and well-informed population that can't be trampled by authoritarians, preserving healthy and organic families and romantic relationships, giving people the encouragement to not fall into hedonistic degeneracy, etc...

Then we come to question, why are these values incompatible? Why do they fight and seek to destroy each other when put together like the left and right do? The answer is... they actually aren't and don't, and to even think of it this way is obfuscating that a complete, virtuous human being should strive for BOTH of these things, not either or.

I guess then the closest descriptor for me would be "centrist", yet even that term is obfuscating. To fancy yourself a "centrist" is to generally associate and be associated with passivity and lack of strong convictions. "Centrism" isn't exactly what you expect to lead any revolutions now do you?

The whole political scene in the western World is and has been fucked to hell and back for i don't even know how long. People led astray into infighting through petty categorizations and justifications, elites puppeteering a poorly informed population to avoid responsibility, votes that really do nothing... And it would really help if we shifted away from the whole "left/right" false dichotomy and started thinking of ideologies in a more isolated, and more complementary, manner to each other.

Really, just take any reasonable person, pan to them a big picture of the tribalistic culture war insanity going down in countries like the USA right now, stemming from this binary vision of politics; And they'll start to reconsider their perspective too.