I thought at first this would mention Diagolon, a far-right group of violent accelerationists based in Canada. A nasty bunch indeed. I wonder whomever coined t

I thought at first this would mention Diagolon, a far-right group of violent accelerationists based in Canada. A nasty bunch indeed. I wonder whomever coined that term then - diagonalism - if it's meant to indicate the slide across the political spectrum, why diagonal? Is it because people "switch corners"? What stands out to me is the anti- stance of these converts. Assuming we're talking about the likes of Brandt, Klein, Taibbi, Greenwald et al., in their media presence they used to stand for something, and now they stand against something. I wonder if that's an inherent characteristic of The Right, or just a populist play to the common sentiment of a disgruntled populace. The binary oversimplification of the diversity of opinions and circumstances into Left and Right is infuriating, to be honest. It all but guarantees any one politically active person will disagree with 50% of their compatriots. It also guarantees that neither "side" will represent any one person well, pretty much by definition. It is very effective at both manufacturing compliance and at being divisive.