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Political Left And Right Correctly Defined

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  M any see their beliefs as leaning toward the philosophy of Classical Liberalism .  Unfortunately, present day liberals do not f it into that category. The ma jority of both  present day liberals and conservatives fall into the middle of the above scale which is categorized as rights violating ideologies and systems with a lesser degree of force than the left side . U nfortunately, far too many have gravitated toward the left side of the scale which expresses intoleranc e and has no compunction against the use of force against those who disagree. The reason for much of the present day political unrest is reflected in the chart above. D oes the average American fit into either the Left or Middle categories? How many times has a call for a third party been sounded, but the ingrained two party system continues to rule, even though it does NOT serve the majority of the electorate. Thus, those who do choose to cast their ballots are voting for candidates whom they...

Is America on Its Way to Fascism?

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In his 1954 book entitled Today's Isms: Communism, Fascism, Socialism, Capitalism, Dr. William Ebenstein cogently describes the various "isms" that continue to convulse the world. As personal liberty is eroded in this country and Americans are uninformed about the "violence and terror of totalitarian communism and fascism," a reflection of Ebenstein's ideas is very much warranted. When countering whether fascism is a threat to democratic nations, Ebenstein maintains that "the danger in a democracy like the United States is not outright fascism ... but the insidious and unnoticed corroding of democratic habits[.]" Consider the burgeoning growth of intolerance against dissenting ideas that permeates so many American universities.