• slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org
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        1 month ago

        That’s what always got me. He was so young when he gained traction. 31 is still pretty young, that fucker was 10 years younger than me. And these cockroaches were like: listen to this 20 something guy, he has it figured out. I’m not saying that age equals intellect or anything, but i imagine the dumb shit i thought about when i was in my 20es and i’m just glad no one gave me a microphone and a platform.

        But at least i was never a fascist piece of shit.

        • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          1 month ago

          There’s far-left, left, centre-left, centre, centre-right, right, and far-right.

          Far- is that which employs violence and suppresses all other opinions given the chance.

          Centre is that which is always open for compromise.

          The others are not always open for compromise, but discuss with each other in polite atmosphere.

          By definition, the far-right necessitates excluding anything less insane than itself.

          That said though, in my view the real spectrum is whether someone supports the workers. Be they American, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Senegalese, Swiss, or whatever else.

          • riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            1 month ago

            Far- is that which employs violence and suppresses all other opinions given the chance.

            the “supresses all other opinions given the chance” carries a lot of the weight here, considering that like every statist and really almost everyone agrees with or accepts the employment of violence. really only the minority which is pacifists opposes it, and even pacifists often only oppose violence against humans.

            the suppression of all other opinions is then mostly just the destinction between soft and hard power, because ultimately, all who are in power either fight to remain there, or at the very least prevent those who dont share their interests from getting there. the question merely is whether they do this through violence or manipulation, and whether they do it to defend their own freedom or to maintain their domination over others.

            i’m sorry if my comment appears antagonistic. my antagonism is (most likely) not directed at you.

            i see the distinction between far-x and center as one which is mostly employed to moralize the degree to which people support the status quo, making it in many cases another weapon against dissent, in the arsenal of manipulation tactics. stuff makes me go on frantic rants :3

        • PlexSheep@infosec.pub
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          1 month ago

          I think calling trumpists just right wing is an insult to sane right leaning people around the world.

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        1 month ago

        Eh, terrorist is a bit of a stretch, that word has a certain definition, definitely a fucking fascist though.