THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM ~ A BRIEF REVIEW
R. A. Schultz
Perhaps the greatest triumph of delusion over reality has been the liberal-progressive concept of the political left-right paradigm, which stems directly from Josep Stalin’s World War II era public relations triumph in successfully labeling fascism and NAZIsm (National Socialism) as doctrines of the far right. Stalin, the consummate communist, simply couldn’t allow the world to think that fascism and NAZIsm were close kin of communism, what with all the unpleasantness of World War II going on, so he mounted a highly successful propaganda campaign, ably aided and abetted by useful idiot academicians and already left-of-center media spigots, and POOF! Communism became far left, and fascism and NAZIsm became far right. This, however, like most ideation emanating from the political left, is a fallacy.
All leftists, whether they label themselves “independent,” “enlightened,” “moderate,” “liberal,” “progressive,” “socialist,” or “communist,” share the common denominator of being STATISTS. Statism is essential to their leftist worldview because lacking the power of the central state to enforce their doctrinal beliefs on others, the natural tendency of the human psyche to be free would become dominant, and the lefties would be up the proverbial creek, paddle-less, in perpetuity.
Logically, then, all statist beliefs, whether they be Marxist, socialist, or fascist, dependent, as they must be, for their very existence on the presence of a strong central police power, should be viewed as being at one end of the political spectrum. Those doctrines so dependent are doctrines of totalitarianism, or the dominance of the central state. I have labeled those who support a strong central state “STAZIS,” a modern blend or contraction of statist and NAZI!
We may therefore place all totalitarian doctrines at the left end of the political spectrum and place total absence of governmental control, or anarchy, completely uncontrolled freedom to do anything, anytime, anywhere, at the ultimate right. Thus, we have at the left total governmental control of everything and at the right, total absence of governmental control over anything. This view of the political spectrum simply makes the most sense, as any other view begins at least to some extent to defy logic.
Hence, all statist doctrines are of the left, and the political spectrum, moving to the right, gravitates toward greater personal freedom.
Historically, anarchists have deluded themselves into thinking they’re at least allies of Marxists, but this is only because anarchists and Marxists oppose what has come to be known as the established order. Communism cannot exist without being totalitarian in fact.
Every government on Planet Earth is found somewhere along the political spectrum we have established. Some governments tend to be more to the left, toward tolerating less personal freedom, than others.
Our founding fathers visualized a government tending toward more personal freedom, but recognizing the fact that total anarchy likely would not end well. Intervening history has significantly changed things to favor an ongoing increase in centralized government to the point where today our central government, known somewhat euphemistically as the federal government, is becoming recognizably more totalitarian. Indeed, our founding fathers argued often bitterly about the creation of what was to become our republic. Patrick Henry (who, in another time and place would undoubtedly have been one of my closest drinking buddies) argued passionately against the establishment of a powerful central government, even arguing against the Constitution, and being a driving force in the inclusion of the First Ten Amendments to that Constitution.
Historically notable events have occurred to alter significantly the character of our original republic, such as the Supreme Court decision in the matter of Marbury vs. Madison, in which the court in 1803 usurped the previously unknown doctrine of judicial review, and what we Southerners often refer to as the War of the Northern Aggression (1861 – 1865), wherein a megalomaniacal president imposed his own will by causing the invasion by the armies of the northern states of a sovereign nation, the Confederate States of America. The historical trend has been an ongoing centralization of power concentrated in the national government to the detriment of the sovereignty of the individual states and hence to the freedom of the individual citizen, which leaps us forward to the fundamental political arguments of the present day.
The 2016 election of Donald Trump as President of the United States represents a singular victory of We the People over the New World Order Establishment that controls the DC Swamp, and directs the Obamite Deep State. But Trump’s election just may be some 24 years too late, for we now find ourselves in an existential battle for the soul of our nation, with the leftists mounting what they want to become a coup to remove President Trump from office. We the People simply MUST defeat this existential threat to whatever remains of our Republic. If we fail, freedom dies.
I highly recommend Dinesh D’Souza’s latest book, The Big Lie.
