Yeee yee

I think Americans need to absorb a bit more global context about the left-right spectrum. I see people saying that policies like universal health care, access to abortion, basic worker rights and affordable education are "far left". Most of the proposed policies of the left in the US are centrist in the rest of the Western world. Unless you are advocating for a Communist regime along the lines of the Soviet Union or Maoist China, you aren't really "far left". Similarly, unless someone is advocating for a fascist dictator state, we should probably not call them "far right". Of course, that is what Trumpists advocate for, so they really are far right!

"I speak alternative facts, making others do the work of figuring out what I meant."

vs.

"I have researched in-depth and know what I am talking about and why."

Tbf there are probably far-right people who are more like the latter. Just b/c I do not recall ever hearing those arguments does not mean that they don't exist!

Both political extremes are as bad as the other. The only sensible course is to allow our political and corporate systems to destroy our environment unchecked while a tiny elite of billionaires funnel up all the remaining wealth of our societies.

I’m not far-left, I’m extreme far-left. Radical far-left if you will. I want everyone to have healthcare and adequate housing. (spooky noises)

I'm an extreme centrist. Between absolute anarchist worker self-management and overreaching socialist government regulation, I think we should reach a healthy middle.

I think a lot of the far-right is just fine with people calling them as far-right, a lot self-identify even as such

ITT: not one person who knows what far left is.

"Truth" and "Right-wing" don't associate.

I don't really get the far left image, is it saying people on the far left are sponsored by tyre and racing companies?

not true, the current wave of fascism across the world force leftists to not tell their ideology openly, hope things change for good

when you're neither a communist nor a social democrat, but something in between

"I am a left-winger but not particularly interested in aligning myself with a specific ideology" 🧔🏼

Between Dale and Amelia, the Earnhart family has been through a lot.

Far right: everything is black and white.

Far left: everything is blue and pink.

Reality:

Middle-of-the-road person: "You are not in a culture war or an ideology war. You are both in a CLASS war, run by billionaires who are the REAL source of your pain. They use the six corporations that control all the news to distract you and keep you fighting with each other so that they . . . the rich . . . can run off with all the f*cking money."

I don't know. People will proudy tell you they are staunch conservative anti socialist, all while collecting a check from the government

I'm far-ting.

I feel like it's rather stupid to simplify everyone into 2 big groups. Am I far right?

What about people who are just left?

the fuck

But they all say "I speak the truth"

That is because their truth is embarrassing.