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What socialism, fascism and other ideologies of the left have in common is an assumption that some very wise people — like themselves — need to take decisions out of the hands of lesser people, like the rest of us, and impose those decisions by government fiat.

To be fair, this is also the assumption of the Right. By which I mean the European Right, which has almost nothing in common with the American Right.

The European Right was authoritarian, but with the authority in question being the State, King and/or Church. It looked back to pre-French Revolution days as their ideal.

The American Right is dedicated to conserving the values of the American Revolution, the only truly revolutionary such event in history.

The European Right and Left, as well as the American Left, all believe some small group must dominate society and force everybody else to comply with their demands. The only difference is who that small group is.

Only the American Right believes the People should be left alone to live their lives as they see fit, to the extent possible.

If you use the One Ring in the Lord of the Rings as a symbol of domination of society, the only difference between the European Right and Left, and the American Left, is who should wear the Ring. Only the American Right wants to destroy the Ring.