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!

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Unless you are advocating for a Communist regime along the lines of the Soviet Union or Maoist China, you aren’t really “far left”.

If you do that you definitely aren't, authoritarianism and far-left are mutually exclusive.

Council communists and Anarchists generally qualify for far-left status. (Or, differently put, council communism is methadone therapy for Marxists who don't yet dare make the jump to syndicalism).

[–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I've never seen that diagram before. I like it.

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"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!

[–] acastcandream@beehaw.org 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For the uninformed: The Alt-Right Playbook

[–] acastcandream@beehaw.org 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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