Stephen Fry on how the faults of the Left promoted the rise of the Right

The Rise of the Right-Wing Exvangelical

In their article on the six-way fracturing of evangelicalism, Michael Graham and Skyler Flowers observed that there was a type of left wing exvangelical—a "five" in their schema—who had left the church, but still in some way tried to preserve their proximity to Jesus. This isn't a terribly surprising thing, of course: the attempt to adopt a kind of a la carte spirituality is quite old.

Nothing Left anymore, right turns only

I have never liked the left-right, straight line concept of a political spectrum. I prefer to think of a u-shaped curve that moves from progressive to reactionary, with extremes of both sides sharing similar ideas. Canadian political parties are largely positioned on the same side of the horseshoe.

Stephen Fry on how the faults of the Left promoted the rise of the Right

Here! I’ve been dealing with trivial stuff all day involving billing and the post office (the Black Hole of government agencies) and have had no time to right. Enjoy Stephen Fry’s hourlong talk on Triggernometry on why the American Left promoted the rise of the American Right. I’ve been saying that for a long time, but perhaps those who deny my claim will listen to Stephen Fry, who is a much Bigger Fish than I! And he’s way smarter and more eloq…