Political Terminology: Watch Your Mouth!

Found a great Ludwig Von Mises quote from Wikipedia here.

The usual terminology of political language is stupid. What is 'left' and what is 'right'? Why should Hitler be 'right' and Stalin, his temporary friend, be 'left'? Who is 'reactionary' and who is 'progressive'? Reaction against an unwise policy is not to be condemned. And progress towards chaos is not to be commended. Nothing should find acceptance just because it is new, radical, and fashionable. 'Orthodoxy' is not an evil if the doctrine on which the 'orthodox' stand is sound. Who is anti-labor, those who want to lower labor to the Russian level, or those who want for labor the capitalistic standard of the United States? Who is 'nationalist,' those who want to bring their nation under the heel of the Nazis, or those who want to preserve its independence?

It's something I wish people would do more: please don't throw ideas into big huge buckets! People like to categorize things, to simplify the way they view the world. Left and Right are great directions to look if you're crossing a street, but don't make them the be-all end-all of where you or others stand in your beliefs.

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