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#943 Hyrum Lewis - The Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America

The Dissenter

CHAPTER

Challenging the Binary Political Spectrum

The chapter critiques the oversimplification of politics into a single left-right spectrum, challenging the essentialist theory of ideology that attributes political beliefs to a single issue. It delves into the historical origins of the left and right in politics, highlighting how the binary spectrum is a construct that lacks predictive power and fails to capture the complexity of political ideologies. The discussion emphasizes the need for a more nuanced understanding of political stances beyond a simplistic categorization.

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