Towards a Transcendental Understanding
of the "Political Spectrum"
The Mobius / Continuum Model of the Spectrum
This is an old diagram/schema that I cooked up in the 1990's. I find it a bit dated now and, admittedly, there are flaws with it. Anyone might quibble about the degrees to the "left" or "right" where I chose to position the various political factions... But the stations of the various factions on the Mobius-Loop do not really matter.
The Important thing is to Visualize the whole diagram
as a two-dimensional map of a four-dimensional field.
The general Idea is still valid: the Power Elite - which I jokingly referred to as the “I.B.I.W.” {the ruling class Union} - are Above it all, and the Masses have been compartmentalized into political factions, on the ground, the better to be managed. (Divided & Ruled)
I have posted political parties along the mobius-line of this map of the spectrum, rather than pursuing the abstractions (e.g., “libertarian / authoritarian”) that the “Political Compass” model employs. That's because, in the real world, political parties assume the mantle of whatever principals or abstractions they may profess to represent.Also, still valid is that, as the French say,
"les extrèmes se touchent." {the ends touch}
You will notice, when you examine the figure, that the power elite are not represented as either “Left or Right” in the Mobius-Continuum Model of the Political Spectrum. That's because They {"THEM, Inc.”) are above the whole shooting match. It is their plaything – which they have devised as political entertainment and a diversion (a sort of bread & circuses) for the masses. Think of it as the roller coaster at Coney Island, or Playland at the Beach.
Intruding into the necessary revision of the schema that I described in this mid-nineties map, would be the inclusion of the George Soros funded "Left" of the present. -Which include groups as diverse as the street rowdies known as "Antifa" - as well as the likes of Hillary Clinton. All of these factions - including all of the gender/political "factions" that were generated out of the I.P.S. {Institute for Policy Studies} networks in the late 60's - have next to nothing in common with what was formerly known as the "Old Left." In truth, they are the inauthentic pseudomorph of the former "Left" - the one that existed in the days of my socialist grandmother from Flatbush.
The “Spotlighters” {the former “Liberty Lobby / “Populist Party" of the late Willis Carto) and the “John Birch Society” are pretty much moribund these days. The Birchers were the tailings of Joe McCarthy's movement and they have just about all died off, by now. The void left by the near demise of these factions has essentially been filled by the Tea Party Movement of the 2000’s, & the current “Alt-Right” that Steve Bannon instructed Donald Trump to woo.
The main thing I would encourage everyone to begin to do, is to not identify oneself with any of the factions on the Mobius-Wheel – especially the Democrat & Republican parties. As Hegel wrote, “Truth transcends party politics.” All of the factions have a certain legitimate {albeit limited} logic of their own; their own particular & peculiar “truths.”
Transcend the mobius-wheel, and reach for the Overview. Cast a cold eye on this whole system of control & manipulation, and in this one thing be like the Power Elite: Be Above it All. You need not roost with them, in their penthouses in New York City, but please, do learn to be similarly objective, and non-partisan. Read everything, but keep your own counsel and form your own opinions.
The Bottom Line is this: the main dynamic is not “left versus right” but “them versus us.” – “THEM, Inc.” being, in this case, the Power Elite, who are pro-actively waging War on the rest of us. The one truth you can take home with you, is that the Class War is real, and that all notions of the “Spectrum” {whether you visualize it as a line-segment, or a square box} are a diversion; a dog-and-pony show.
Here is the link to my old article, from 1995.