• @AllonzeeLV
      link
      12
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      It only has traction because it’s a gross oversimplification that appeals to those that seek simple answers to complex realities.

      “The answer” isn’t somewhere in between white nationalism and Universal Basic Income, for example. Centrism is a ridiculous ideology. It’s honestly more of a lack of any coherent ideology at all.

      • @WaxedWookie
        link
        21 year ago

        The centrist ideology is “I’m above a consistent ideology - things are too complex, so I’ll smugly dismiss everyone as wrong while I stand for nothing, have no discernible values, and no solutions to anything.”

        The alternative (and usual practical outcome), is that they’re just hiding strong right-wing tendencies behind the flimsiest of veneers. I’m looking at you, Tim Pool.

    • @Viking_Hippie
      link
      41 year ago

      Horseshoe theory: a bunch of bullshit invented by ideologically deficient people to make themselves look good while lumping in leftist reform advocates with fascists.

      • @MindSkipperBro12
        link
        -21 year ago

        Sorry to hear that you won’t admit that Stalin was trying to be in the same league as Hitler.

        • @WaxedWookie
          link
          21 year ago

          Please - make the case that Stalin was left wing.

          I could use a chuckle, and i don’t think you’re capable of running the standard tankie script.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      31 year ago

      Do tell me more about this mythical horseshoe that can somehow align anarchism (a complete lack of a state) with fascism (an all-powerful state).

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          1
          edit-2
          1 year ago

          Such a configuration would be useless as a metaphor for distant things ending up in the same place

          47-dimensional hypercubes would essentially have all points touching at all times