October 19, 2017
The Mythical Far Right
Few ideas are as silly or destructive as the idea that there is an "ideological spectrum" that has at one extreme Nazis and fascists and at the other end communists. There is no "far right" that connects in any way with conservatism. The communists and Nazis are not simply totalitarians, but totalitarians who believe in almost identical values. That is why Orwell in 1984 could describe an Inner Party that everyone understands but fits nowhere on an "ideological spectrum."
Moving too far in the direction of Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater never, ever leads to totalitarianism, but moving too far in the direction of Hillary Clinton or Nancy Pelosi always leads to totalitarianism. All totalitarians believe in is power and all the goodies that flow from a monopoly of power. That is why the vast majority of German communists joined the Nazi Party after it came to power and why practically all the Nazi leadership was composed...(Read Full Article)