Trajan Octavian Titus said:
Why do you assume that nationalism is a symptom of the right? Chavez is highly nationalist, so is Red China, so was the Soviet Union. Are they right wing?
No that would be the confiscation of private property for the collective good IE Communism/Fascism. Imminent Domain is Fascist in the extreme and guess who's for that it's not the right it's the left.
Yes Socialism is wrong in all aspects. It leads to authoritarian dictarship and tyranny in every single circumstance it has ever been implemented in it's pure form, without a right wing capitalist counter balance. And even when it has this Capitalist balance it still leads to tyranny, even Mussolini has described his form of Socialism as the third way, as a sort of coming together of Capitalism and Socialism just like modern European socialist states prescribe to. The net result will always be the same, when you take away economic freedom the end result will be the loss of political liberty, just as the head cannot live without the body so to can political liberty not exist without economic freedom. This is Locke 101 stuff for a man to be truly free he must be secure in his life, liberty, and property.
I would really like you to explain to me how extreme right wing policies could lead to fascism, extreme right wing means virtually no state governance over the affairs of the people at all. Libertarianism is so far right that it's reactionary and it demands the total deregulation of industry in favor of a truly free economic system.
You are confusing different ideals.
Libertarianism is the exact opposite of Authoritarianism. Communism / Socialism is the exact opposite of Socialism.
Modern Conservatives are Libertarian on Economic Issues (well not really) and Authoritarian on Social Issues. Modern Liberals are Libertarian on Social Issues and Authoritarian on Economic Issues.
For example, modern conservatives would argue for a near completely free market, but would also argue that there is no constitutional right to privacy, and believe that government is a vehicle to further religious and or cultural beliefs.
Modern liberals would argue that markets must be heavily regulated and wealth redistributed, but would also argue that there is a constitutional right to privacy, and they believe that the government is not a vehicle to further religious and or cultural beliefs.
So, a modern conservative has an economic ideology that is antithetical to fascism, but has social beliefs that at times fascist in nature.
A modern liberal has a worldview that is antithetical to fascism, but has economic beliefs that at times are shared by fascists.
A pragmatist or moderate individual believes that the government is not a vehicle to further religious or ideological beliefs. Is an individual who places science over ideology, and who believes that while the government should by and large stay out of the markets, that some oversight and some regulation is a necessity in a modern society. Otherwise, they are individuals who believe that neither side is fully right or fully wrong. For example, socialism in its pure form does not work, but neither does pure capitalism. Both viewpoints are utopian. However, capitalism tempered with some form of a safety net, worker, and environmental protections, has on balanced proved to be a far better solution than socialism tempered with some capitalism.
Extremism is one of the worst qualities one can have and all totalitarianism begins with extremism. Any time someone says they are very conservative or very liberal. Look out.
Basically, its all about reason and science over ideology.