It's misleading to say fascism is on the left. The terms left and right arose during the French Revolution. Bastiat sat on the left of the national assembly. During the Russian Revolution, those communists who opposed the Bolsheviks were considered right wingers. Later the Fascists were said to be on the right as opposed to the communists. The reason for all this confusion is that "left" and "right" have changed meaning over time. I have my own graph that shows political philosophies that is similar to the Political Compass. On my graph fascism is indeed near the top left with other forms of authoritarian collectivism. But fascists were not self-identified leftists. I'll answers questions about this matter elsewhere.
Congratulations, Chris! This looks very good. A thorough analysis of the great Left-Right dichotomy. This should be a key text for political science students the way Gray's Anatomy is for med students!
It's misleading to say fascism is on the left. The terms left and right arose during the French Revolution. Bastiat sat on the left of the national assembly. During the Russian Revolution, those communists who opposed the Bolsheviks were considered right wingers. Later the Fascists were said to be on the right as opposed to the communists. The reason for all this confusion is that "left" and "right" have changed meaning over time. I have my own graph that shows political philosophies that is similar to the Political Compass. On my graph fascism is indeed near the top left with other forms of authoritarian collectivism. But fascists were not self-identified leftists. I'll answers questions about this matter elsewhere.
Congratulations, Chris! This looks very good. A thorough analysis of the great Left-Right dichotomy. This should be a key text for political science students the way Gray's Anatomy is for med students!