echos: the whole left/right designations are really part of an artificial linear chart updated by Bertrand Russell to bring "liberal" to a centrist position via the espoused political philosophies of Thomas Jefferson.
It places communist on the far left, then socialist, with liberal in the middle, then capitalist and fascist to the right. This is one-dimensional forced and farced. It's certainly not even close to accurate in the real world. HOWEVER, THIS WHAT IS TAUGHT AS A POLITICAL SPECTRUM.
Maybe, people are waking up to Putin's Russia or Dubaya's Amerika?
"When in doubt, empty the clip."