Sorry about the title but I couldn't really come up with a summary. I personally hate the Left vs. Right definition of the political spectrum. It may be OK for those with an IQ similar to that of a carrot but thinking that political positions can be placed along a line is, well, dumb. For as long as I can remember, if forced to come up with a position for someone with a low IQ, I try to get them to at least see that a ring is a better representation.

That is, the Far Right and the Far Left are not at opposite ends of a line but pretty much at the same place. They just use different words. Well, forwarding an article that I didn't analyse well to some friends makes me first want to apologize and then develop my ring theory a bit more.

The article was about Monsanto GMO corn causing a lot of human deaths. Explaining it more than that would continue to be a big waste of everyone's time but let's say the article didn't stand up to analysis. In general, we expect "the left" to be against huge multi-national corporations. In this case, however, the article was from "the right".

It has inspired me to add a bit more to my ring theory. I don't want to retract anything and, in fact, this article helps support the idea. What I do want to add, however, is that where what was the ends of the political line meet as I theorized is where the crazies hang out. That is, the people who just know they are right and will go to any length to try to promote their position.

Here is my new ring theory:

• Being off-center means you recognize the need for change. In many cases someone left of center wants the same thing as someone right of center but they may see a different approach as being optimal.
• Where moving left and moving right meet is where the crazies hang out. That is, those that don't want anyone to think but just to accept their position.
• Opposite the crazies area (what we have called the center) is for the dead. That is, people that don't recognize the need for change or benefit the most from maintaining the status quo.

In any case, I continue to like my Green Libertarian look at politics. Either of the two should keep we out of the "dead area" and as both are positions that have a lot of thought behind them, it should also keep me out of the "crazy area".