I definitely have more left than right sympathies, but it seems to me that left and right both embrace hierarchy and authority. In the leftist vision this comes from government, in the rightist vision this comes from corporations and capital. Neither of those represent power to the people, and ultimately that makes neither acceptable to me.
The idea of a "moderate" doesn't resonate with me either, though. The word tastes like giving up. If you stay neutral you are *only* supporting the status quo - you can't be neutral on a moving train.
I'm an anarchist, and anarchy is one of many political positions which does not fall easily or logically anywhere on the left-right spectrum. I'm slightly more favourable to leftism though, so let's go with that :)
Are you a liberal, moderate or conservative?
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I definitely have more left than right sympathies, but it seems to me that left and right both embrace hierarchy and authority. In the leftist vision this comes from government, in the rightist vision this comes from corporations and capital. Neither of those represent power to the people, and ultimately that makes neither acceptable to me.
The idea of a "moderate" doesn't resonate with me either, though. The word tastes like giving up. If you stay neutral you are *only* supporting the status quo - you can't be neutral on a moving train.
I'm an anarchist, and anarchy is one of many political positions which does not fall easily or logically anywhere on the left-right spectrum. I'm slightly more favourable to leftism though, so let's go with that :)