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You don't know what left or right mean, do you?
Leftism is against hierarchy, capitalism and the state. A far-left society would have no government, an economy where all participate voluntarily to the level they desire, no money system, no hierarchy or class system, and a generally tolerant attitude toward beliefs and attitudes.
The right wing, however, values hierarchy, tradition and rejects progress and change. A far right society would be... Well, Nazi Germany. A strong state controlling all aspects of life, prescribing specific roles for people and rejecting, exiling or just killing those that don't fit in.
There is no similarity whatsoever. Horseshoe theory is bunk invented by centrists who know nothing about politics.
My arguments were not about the politics per se, but rather the behaviour of human beings following said politics. If there were any chance for a leftish utopia as you describe it I'd be all for that. In my youth that was something I even dared to hope for.
Alas, we haven't seen anything but people taking the worst aspects of either side and using demagoguery and violence to prop themselves up so far, have we? It's not a horseshoe, it's a full circle, and in any case I've personally never heard anyone critique Faye's writings. In fact, they seem to enjoy a pretty good reputation amongst the left in general.
The problem is the same as it has always been; some people just want more, and they're willing to walk over their fellow man to get it. Until that changes, nothing else will, either.
You seem eager to lecture others, but let me ask you this: do you really think politics matter in a trench when you're getting shot at, or when your children are starving to death? When there's no clean water or electricity? Seems somewhat naive to me, those ideals of yours. The world isn't that black or white.
Learn the difference between left and right before trying to patronise me. That block of waffle was pure drivel. You didn't even go to google before that display, did you? Try it now. Try googling what the far left, then what the far right is. Then be embarrassed.
Also - the sheer absurdity of talking about political theories and "ignoring the politics". You wouldn't ignore the maths when discussing mathematical theories, would you?
What are "the worst aspects" of the left wing and the right, and how do they even remotely resemble each other? Try your best to explain that.
You're just proving that you understand so little, you don't even get the bullshit that is horseshoe theory.
Okay, and that wouldn't be possible in a leftist society. You act like these possibilities haven't been thought of. You act as if you're the first person to apply any sort of thought to this subject. You're not. You're just an arrogant dickhead.