> The circle, as a simplification but much better one than left-right line > is accepted in political science in academic circles.
It is also laughed at in academic circles (no pun intended). > Once you think about it, it makes sense. The more I think about it the ~less~ it makes sense. > And if you don't think there will be hand shaking with opposite polarity > extremists, you really don't know extremists in reality (which is > probably a good thing for you!). And I don't even know how to respond to that statement... Replacing one oversimplification with another oversimplification does not progress make. Fred