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09-11-2019, 10:38 AM | #1 | |||
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I'm largely indifferent when it comes to politics but on most things I either don't care or lean right, and I have nothing in common with the extremists who are increasingly making a nuisance of themselves.
Nor do any prominent right wing politicians, who are closer to being neoliberalists than anything else. Most are either pro-gay or don't take an active position. Most are for limited immigration. None support the acts of terror carried out by I've noticed that feathers get ruffled around here when such extremists are referred to as right wing, and I can see why. Maybe it'd be more productive if they were just labelled as neo-nazis, as absolutely no-one with a brainstem identifies with them, and fascism doesn't fit easily into the left-to-right scale as it contains elements of both extremes, sitting on top of the horseshoe. |
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09-11-2019, 12:02 PM | #2 | |||
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Neo Nazi's is Fine
for Extreme Far Right Wingers |
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09-11-2019, 12:27 PM | #3 | ||
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I think it would be bloody hilarious if we stop referring to the extreme right wing as "far right" because it hurts the feelyfeels of your average Joe Tory, whilst still happily referring to ISIS et all as "Islamic Extremists" when there are well over 1.5 billion peaceful Muslims in the world.
For YEARS there has been this rhetoric that the general Muslim community "must take ownership, must take responsibility" for their extreme fringes. And yet the suggestion is that we should rebrand extreme right-wing attacks under a new name because its "not fair on the normal right wing folks"? Err no. The non-extreme right are often a huge part of bolstering and encouraging the actions of right wing extremists so I don't think a free pass to make them feel more comfortable is warranted in the slightest. |
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09-11-2019, 12:35 PM | #4 | |||
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Racism has no place in politics, racist attacks are carried out because the perpetrator is racist, not because they are right wing. Last edited by Oliver_W; 09-11-2019 at 12:35 PM. |
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09-11-2019, 12:48 PM | #5 | ||
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Far right incidents are on the rise. The individuals carrying out the actions were just as far right as they are now before the incidents began to rise. They are ACTING on their beliefs, because there is an impression that the public mindset is shifting towards one that "quietly" supports the underlying philosophies of those extreme actions. Katie Hopkins and Nigel Farage aren't going to kill anyone but I absolutely guarantee that their words lead to killing. |
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09-11-2019, 12:49 PM | #6 | |||
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09-11-2019, 12:53 PM | #7 | |||
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09-11-2019, 12:51 PM | #8 | |||
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09-11-2019, 12:52 PM | #9 | |||
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Nazi fits just fine
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09-11-2019, 12:53 PM | #10 | |||
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10-11-2019, 02:07 PM | #11 | |||
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Well, yes and no. They are Nazis of course... but what do we call left wing extremists? If we're using 'Nazi', then we would call them Communists, surely. And let's remember, that Stalin killed more people than the Nazis did... but somehow it's still acceptable to carry his likeness at Labour rallies.
There is this fallacy that the far right is uglier than the far left. Actually, they are as ugly as each other. Extremists of all kinds are as ugly as each other. |
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10-11-2019, 02:13 PM | #12 | |||
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09-11-2019, 12:57 PM | #13 | ||
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Far right it is.
Far-right politics are politics further on the right of the left-right spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of extreme nationalism,[1][2] nativist ideologies, and authoritarian tendencies,[3] all sustained by an organicist vision of the world.[4] Used to describe the historical experiences of fascism and Nazism,[5] it today includes neo-fascism, neo-Nazism, Third Position, the alt-right,[6] and other ideologies or organizations that feature ultranationalist, chauvinist, xenophobic, racist, anti-communist, or reactionary views.[7] These can lead to oppression, violence, forced assimilation, ethnic cleansing, and even genocide against groups of people based on their supposed inferiority, or their perceived threat to the native ethnic group,[8][9] nation, state,[10] national religion, dominant culture or ultraconservative traditional social institutions. [11] The answer to this nonsensical proposition is no. The rest of the world calls it far right and theres no reason for tibb to be different |
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09-11-2019, 01:14 PM | #14 | |||
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09-11-2019, 02:29 PM | #15 | ||
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Tibb rightwingers feel uncomfortable? So let's rewrite political sciences and the encyclopedia ?
I dont think so Ollie, join a political sciences faculty somewhere and lead the terminology revolution. Then let us know how you get on. |
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09-11-2019, 05:29 PM | #16 | ||
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Far Right is an accurate term, the problem is the tribalism that's rampant in the right wing that makes this an issue.
If there was ever a Far Left Terrorist, the left wing would disavow and condemn them but the right wing are tribalistic and protective of anything related to the right wing. They get more offended by the term 'right wing terrorism' then the acts themselves. Not everyone of the same political leaning as you is an ally to your beliefs and causes, I think the Right often don't realise that and will bunker down whenever they hear the term 'Right Wing' in any context. She's not a politician and it's not terrorist related but Megan McCain's a good example of this. Trump attacked her father on so many fronts while he was fighting cancer and continued to do so after he died yet you'll sparingly hear Megan share any truly negative words about the administration because it's a republican administration and her sense of tribalism kicks in to defend it regardless of how Trump treated her father. People of a right leaning persuasion need to learn that not everyone who shares their beliefs at a base level is a good person. You must be able to criticise people of the same leanings when they do things that are against your morals and beliefs. Changing the name of Right Wing Terrorism won't teach the right wing to be more critical of it's problematic parts, it just allows them to sweep it under the carpet more easily. Right Wingers need to look at the extreme aspects of their own leanings and accept they exist before they can do anything about such groups and individuals. |
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09-11-2019, 06:01 PM | #17 | |||
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10-11-2019, 02:34 PM | #18 | ||
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The whole attitude of entitled centrism in saying that both sides are as bad as each other is just not helpful and it's pretty much proof of what I said earlier of the Right Wing's tribalism.
It's not really normal to react to terrorism by saying 'Well the left wing is just as bad!' If the shoe was on the other foot, you'd get a lot more left wingers condemning such terrorists then you'd get from the right condemning right wing terrorists. You can't excise a tumour by pretending that something else is just as bad. If the Right Wing want to rid themselves of Right Wing terrorism then they must acknowledge the extreme factions and condemn them, their actions and the spreading of their idealogy, screeching about the left does nothing to stop the rot from spreading. |
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10-11-2019, 03:03 PM | #19 | ||
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It's just such a strawman. Yes all extremism is bad... but we are discussing far-right extremism that is currently active and increasing. Saying "Well if left extremists were murdering people that would be just as bad" is such a nothing-statement. I mean... yes. Sure. So what? If/When there's a left-wing extremist terrorist incident in the west, we will discuss and I'm sure condemn that incident and call it what it is. In what way does the existence of two hypothetical extremes mean that we shouldn't call far-right extremism what it is, when it happens? Bizarre logic. All to give false comfort to people who consider themselves right-leaning and "feel attacked", when it's very rare for those people to have any concern for the comfort of others .
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10-11-2019, 05:51 PM | #20 | |||
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10-11-2019, 07:57 PM | #21 | ||
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The antifa (/ænˈtiːfə, ˈæntiˌfɑː/)[1] movement is composed of left-wing, autonomous, militant anti-fascist[7] groups and individuals in the United States.[11] The principal feature of antifa groups is their use of direct action,[12] with conflicts occurring both online and in real life.[13] They engage in varied protest tactics, which include digital activism, property damage, physical violence, and harassment against those whom they identify as fascist, racist, or on the far-right.[20]
Activists involved in the movement tend to be anti-capitalists[21] and subscribe to a range of ideologies, typically on the left. They include anarchists, socialists and communists along with some liberals and social democrats.[28] Their stated focus is on fighting far-right and white supremacist ideologies directly, rather than through electoral means.[27] Wikipedia I mean our soldiers fought fascists with violent means. Antifa is simply continuing the tradition |
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10-11-2019, 08:26 PM | #22 | |||
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Lol that's what they say, but when have they demonstrably targeted fascists? Smashing up university campuses because people they don't like are having speaking events isn't fighting fascism.
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10-11-2019, 09:27 PM | #23 | |||
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Agree that it's not very relevant here but violence is pretty integral to far left ideology as anyone who's familiar with it would know..
I have no problem with the term far right but I do have a problem with it's liberal use where everyone from classical liberals to nationalists, from one nation conservatives to neo-nazis, are all grouped under one banner of 'far right' |
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10-11-2019, 10:22 PM | #24 | ||
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Who ever called one nation conservatives far right? You're making things up now. The same goes for classical liberals and nationalists. The last one can be considered hard right depending on how far they go. Only extremists are far right. It's no good blurring the lines to prove your non existent point. And btw it's not just violence that matters. It's how hateful the ideology is too. Last edited by Twosugars; 10-11-2019 at 10:24 PM. |
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11-11-2019, 01:07 AM | #25 | |||
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