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Have there been any studies or theories why, around the world, even in multiparty parliamentary democracies, the left/right axis has emerged as the dominant one?
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That’s interesting, but I mean that any political system that allows dissent/argument will tend to group bicamerally. We just apply “left” and “right” labels, but those labels have very little real meaning outside of the specific historical context.
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I see. I thought you were asking why “left” / “right” — as in “liberal” v “conservative” — recurs. You’re asking why it tends toward bicameralism. That is only true in political systems dominated by winner-take-all dynamics (like USA)
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