The following image is a representation of how the average American voter must think politics works, if the way Americans vote is any indication of what they believe about politics.
When a politician is anything but an establishment Democrat, an establishment Republican, or something in between, it seems almost as if that politician will be likely to be described and criticized as members of the far-left (socialists, Russians, etc.), the far-right (fascist, Nazi, etc), anarchists, or even all of the above at the same time.
Although there are ideologies which could be described as far-left, far-right, and anarchist at the same time (such as Anarcho-NazBol, certain fascistic developments upon Mutualism, and others), these only represent only a very small portion of the political ideologies which exist in addition to partisan democracy and partisan republicanism.
A person is not necessarily an Anarcho-Commie-Nazi just because they are not a traditional Democrat or a traditional Republican.
This post was inspired by the criticism which has been leveled at the likes of Ron Paul and Bernie Sanders over the past 13 years; with each being described, at various times, as a racist, a communist, and an anarchist. This post is also a commentary on how some people seem to act almost as if voting for third parties and independents were somehow illegal.
Image Created on January 22nd, 2020
Originally Published, and Introduction Written, on May 6th, 2020
