1. Left to Right is Leftist
The Left-to-Right political spectrum measures the degree of progressiveness versus reaction.
The spectrum describing politics as left to right is, at this point in history, unavoidable. Alas, too many people use these terms, and no attempt to introduce a new way of describing the major factions is likely to become popular.
Nonetheless, it should be recognized that it is a propaganda tool of the Reds, it has no meaning outside that, and that it cannot be used consistent, or even a rational, fashion.
Attempting to place real political positions on it is as endless hence futile as placing comic book characters on the D&D alignment, and arguing whether Spider-Man is lawful-good or chaotic-good.
The spectrum is simply not complex enough to measure all things by how progressive they are.
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