(11-20-2023, 07:49 AM)sailorsam Wrote: I noticed all the media people were calling him 'far right' and 'extreme right'.
nobody seems to be 'far left' any more
In the U.S., anyone to the Right of Mao, Stalin, or Lenin are considered to be "Far Right Extremists" now. Since I am to the Right of Attila the Hun, I expect them to cone hunting for me any day now.
They don't mention "Far Left" any more because there is no such thing in the U.S. Here, one cannot get Leftward enough to be considered an "extremist" for the Left. Stalin and Lenin just barely make it to be considered "Moderates" or "Centrists". In a few more years, they will be considered "flamin' Right-Wingers", and will be reviled by the American Left as "Conservative Extremists". Mao will be considered the Ideal Centrist, because at least he's not a European White Male.
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