"ideologies do not aim exclusively or even primarily at truth. They must provide simple, shared narratives that lend clarity and coherence to a complex political world and set of policy proposals in a form that enables political elites of various kinds to coordinate effectively in competing for political power"
https://www.conspicuouscognition.com/p/thoughts-on-ideology "What is the rationale for one-dimensional politics? Why does it exist? One answer is that the left-right political spectrum captures substantive differences"