Most view political partisanship as "the right vs. the left". The ACRU takes exception to this simplistic view and the use of such ambiguous labels in describing the political extremes. In fact, it is totalitarianism, or the "police state", on one extreme end of the political spectrum and anarchy on the other. Totalitarianism, in all of its forms, has historically resulted in the regimentation and subjugation of people. Dictatorships, however, are no less desirable than lawless anarchy, where governments are so limited in their authority that a breakdown in law and order and societal standards of morality are inevitable. Also, we should have learned from World War II that both totalitarianism on the "right" (fascism in Nazi Germany) and totalitarianism on the "left" (communism in the Soviet Union) threatened our very survival. On the other hand, permissive governments unwilling or unable maintain reasonable community standards, and control crime, drugs, and even our borders are nations drifting toward anarchy. The solution: Eternal vigilance is the price citizens must pay to prevent sliding toward either political extreme.