DiabeticGrandpa Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Far right and far left are equally bad. What do you think of this statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JO1s Posted 3 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 3 hours ago The far right wants to get rid of people who are different than them, the far left can over analyze stuff in a slightly annoying way. They are not the same. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Aurora Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) It depends on the country but yes, far-left and far-right politics are toxic and bad to democracies and society. I think center-right, center, or center-left are the solutions. Also, it shocks me how some Americans believe that basic human rights are 'far-left'. Edited 3 hours ago by Princess Aurora 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) Everyone defines extremism in their own way though, I've been hearing people say equal rights is extreme left ideology The only bad thing about "far left" is that you won't get the majority on board if you don't make any concessions to centrists. There will never be an overnight utopia, you have to get your foot in the door first and then make the public accept it as the new normal. That's how the far right people got to where they are now, they were willing to make compromises (and outright lie about their true beliefs) and slowly shift the narrative in their benefit. Edited 2 hours ago by Illuminati 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjspy Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) Both want to force the other side to their standards so yes Edited 3 hours ago by tjspy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyboi Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago well yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent W Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Yeah it's basically communism vs authoritarian cleansing Nothing ever is good in the extreme Center right or left is where balance is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedLasso Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Both sides can host authoritarian regimes so yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent W Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 6 minutes ago, JO1s said: The far right wants to get rid of people who are different than them, the far left can over analyze stuff in a slightly annoying way. They are not the same. Extreme left is communism, total and complete power of the government The slightly annoying ones are still center left Is just that in America everything is very distorted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveInStereo Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago After the last few weeks of endless heated debate on this topic, are we still rly talking about this, Chappell? Can we get a break? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen Eyes Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago an extreme of anything can be a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO1s Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 minutes ago, LoveInStereo said: After the last few weeks of endless heated debate on this topic, are we still rly talking about this, Chappell? Can we get a break? Mama an election behind you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peroxide Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Well I think we need to define what we mean by "far left"… If you think someone like Bernie Sanders or Jeremy Corbyn is far left then no… neither of those men represent anything remotely "extreme" and equating their policies and ideas to the likes of Marjorie Taylor Green etc is absurd. Extremism is bad. Authoritarianism is bad. But the far right is a far more insidious danger to freedom, democracy and existence than the so called far left. Are there issues with the left? Of course. Plenty. But it's not the same… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schami66 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago I don' think I have ever experienced anything "far-left". What would that even look like? Anything right on the other hand is just disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianRoulette Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 15 minutes ago, JO1s said: The far right wants to get rid of people who are different than them That's false. And everyone knows it. At least everyone with a working brain. Almot every single bloody time someone disagrees with far lefties they are so quick to throw quite big accusations at someone : " zionist, homophobe, racist, transphobic pos, sex offender" and so on. These allegations can leave a huge impact on a persons life and career. Both extreme sides work the same way, if they're not with us, they're against us. So I have to disagree with you. Both sides want to get rid of "others" just in different way. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domination Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Schami66 said: I don' think I have ever experienced anything "far-left". What would that even look like? Anything right on the other hand is just disgusting. The Cambodian genocide, cultural revolution, etc. OT: Yes, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphy23 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Both are bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodlelymph Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago No. Everyone here owes everything to the "far left" aka the folks way more gutsy and firmly committed to their beliefs who made sacrifices to get all of y'all to not currently be closeted serfs/slaves. Power yields Nothing without a fight and only the far left puts up that fight while everyone to the right of them concedes to power and allows the overton windows to constantly move to the right. (Then y'all act shocked when rights/social services are eroded, genocides are brazenly committed by centrists and tacitly endorsed by "progressives") 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BionicWooHoo Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Far left wants to use Ze/Zir pronouns, meanwhile far right wants to literally commit genocide against anyone who isn't cis, heterosexual, and white. BFFR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polygon Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Private property and its mode of production is literally going to make us extinct. I don't know something more extreme than this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Slayne Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago there are many things i could say about this question and how it annoys but what particularly grinds my ears is how this question is posited as if they were both equally powerful in society today. i'm sorry but union powers are at their lowest, the economy is more right-wing and exploitative than ever. far-right politicians are winning elections across the world, more social services get scrapped and privatised every day. there is literally no mainstream movement advocating for a 'far-left' (assuming far-left means communism in this context) shift in society. y'all fell for the fascist propaganda narrative that far-left activists are somehow threatening our freedoms and society, when the opposite is true. the fact that so many people consider Bernie Sanders or Jeremy Corbyn 'far-left' is exactly the reason why we're heading into another fascism era. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowGinFizzzz Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago In theory, yes. Practically speaking, though, far-right extremism seems to be a lot more common (and still on the rise) all across the world right now as opposed to its far-left equivalent, and therefore it's obviously the more immediate threat to most societies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplywohoo Posted 51 minutes ago Share Posted 51 minutes ago 1 hour ago, RussianRoulette said: That's false. And everyone knows it. At least everyone with a working brain. Almot every single bloody time someone disagrees with far lefties they are so quick to throw quite big accusations at someone : " zionist, homophobe, racist, transphobic pos, sex offender" and so on. These allegations can leave a huge impact on a persons life and career. Both extreme sides work the same way, if they're not with us, they're against us. So I have to disagree with you. Both sides want to get rid of "others" just in different way. So much text and absolutely NO value to it The left doesn't want to get rid of anyone. Or can you Name any examples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianRoulette Posted 13 minutes ago Share Posted 13 minutes ago 37 minutes ago, simplywohoo said: So much text and absolutely NO value to it The left doesn't want to get rid of anyone. Or can you Name any examples? https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-mandalorian-star-gina-carano-fired-amid-social-media-controversy-4131168/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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