False Equivalence Between “Right” and “Left” Politics
(currently being edited) For anyone falling victim to the notion that left and right politics are equal in flaw, here are a few critical points to consider. Now, not to fall into some false dichotomy that all ideology and policy must always be framed as either right and left. But in so far as we have the two party system, a framework which the great majority understands to place their ideas within, we must understand it and draw the necessary lines in the sand. And whether you reject the two parties, or reject politics, your ideas for how to organize and run human society still far somewhere on the spectrum of left and right. Regardless if you ascribe or reject the labels or not, ideas and worldviews still fall somewhere on the spectrum. False Equivocation When two very different things are illogically equated, through oversimplification and ignoring differences. Examples Celebrating Halloween is the same as participating in a satanic ritual because both involve costumes and dark ...