Sounds like a reasonable explanation Sam
When both fascists and the radical left are well organised the only way to distance yourself from extremists is to be in the middle ground (the proper middle, not the "middle" that Labour and the Tories are squabbling over). With only one of the two groups well organised it's much easier to position yourself near that extreme because you can spin the opposing extreme to be whatever you want it to be and place yourself between that and the one organised group.
( Captain V, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 11:20, Reply)