Why I find the left-right spectrum to not only be unhelpful, but counter-productive.
Left and right are more like messy coalitions. They're not for understanding issues, they're for contesting power.
That's a good way to put it.
The Civic framework is neat for this civic minded reader. Complexity and nuance is usually more accurate and more interesting.
Left and right are more like messy coalitions. They're not for understanding issues, they're for contesting power.
That's a good way to put it.
The Civic framework is neat for this civic minded reader. Complexity and nuance is usually more accurate and more interesting.