Reply #69: The two aren't incompatible!

[LeftishBrit]

'Wasn't Sir Oswald Mosley once a laborite??'

YES!! THAT IS EXACTLY MY WHOLE POINT!!!!!!!!!! I was actually thinking about that!!!

When left-wing populism gets mixed with messages of right-wing intolerance, and the 'iconoclasm' of both gets combined, then one can end up with movements far more dangerous and hate-filled than even conventional conservativism.

My fear is that by 'coaxing right-leaning people into the progressive camp' and 'listening to people like Ron Paul', we may end up encouraging truly dangerous and ugly policies and attitudes, and making them appear alluring to some on the left as well as the right, thereby enhancing their danger.