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adamant supporters, are quite anti-authoritarian. Anarchists, libertarian socialists, social democrats, anarcho-communists, and technocrats could and do form a coalition with little problems..
To me "far left" means opposition to the state and capitalism. Nothing wrong with that at all!
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| -"The far-left is just as bad as the far-right." |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 08:05 PM |
#0 |
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I always thought far-far-lefties... |
Bicoastal |
Jan-10-08 08:07 PM |
#1 |
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The folks at Counterpunch quallify for me |
LittleClarkie |
Jan-10-08 08:10 PM |
#3 |
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so kucinich is your definition of far left???? nt |
tomp |
Jan-10-08 11:42 PM |
#77 |
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Did they hurt your feeling because they saw things differently from you? I'm not |
John Q. Citizen |
Jan-11-08 12:23 PM |
#127 |
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wow |
themartyred |
Jan-11-08 06:17 PM |
#174 |
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While there are a tiny number out there who do that type of thing they are extremely rare... |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 08:11 PM |
#5 |
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I think when many people think of "far left" |
ihavenobias |
Jan-10-08 10:21 PM |
#59 |
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And "tiny number" is right. |
NCevilDUer |
Jan-11-08 12:51 PM |
#130 |
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Those people are extremists, not the 'far left'. |
Breeze54 |
Jan-10-08 08:14 PM |
#9 |
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Exactly |
DBoon |
Jan-10-08 11:37 PM |
#76 |
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That is exactly it in a nutshell. Thank you. n/t |
sazemisery |
Jan-11-08 02:10 PM |
#144 |
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THANK YOU! |
redqueen |
Jan-11-08 01:55 PM |
#137 |
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Sorry, I am not a "normal Democrat"... |
FarLeftRage |
Jan-11-08 06:16 PM |
#173 |
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I'm not sure that Anarchists would agree. |
Kutjara |
Jan-10-08 08:14 PM |
#10 |
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Good analysis. Gandhi was an Anarchist. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jan-10-08 08:29 PM |
#27 |
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why didn't I just read what you wrote... |
harmonicon |
Jan-11-08 02:21 PM |
#152 |
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That was a very cogent obervation |
truedelphi |
Jan-11-08 06:45 PM |
#179 |
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I always thought that people who make those remarks are usually referring to Hitler and Stalin |
rockymountaindem |
Jan-10-08 08:15 PM |
#12 |
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Exactly, rockymountaindem. That is precisely the frame of reference which most |
pampango |
Jan-11-08 06:55 AM |
#94 |
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I wish that were true |
Cant trust em |
Jan-11-08 11:20 AM |
#107 |
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Am I a far-far lefty? Please tell me if I am. |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Jan-10-08 08:20 PM |
#18 |
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Nope, you sure aren't. |
harmonicon |
Jan-11-08 02:32 PM |
#155 |
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That's exactly what I think, but people in the U.S. (including Democrats) call me extreme lefty |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Jan-11-08 07:45 PM |
#189 |
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yep, that about covers it. |
harmonicon |
Jan-11-08 10:12 PM |
#208 |
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No. You're confusing anarchy/totalitarianism with left-right. |
readmoreoften |
Jan-10-08 08:24 PM |
#22 |
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Read a book once in a while. |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-10-08 10:06 PM |
#51 |
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Anarchism hasn't anything to do with torching SUVs |
Echo In Light |
Jan-11-08 06:48 AM |
#92 |
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Anarchists don't believe in violence. |
yardwork |
Jan-11-08 09:23 AM |
#95 |
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Funny, their was a thread here about some dude's Hummer being vadalized |
CRF450 |
Jan-11-08 12:02 PM |
#119 |
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What about people who throw tea into harbors? |
Bornaginhooligan |
Jan-11-08 12:06 PM |
#120 |
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And your argument, please? |
CRF450 |
Jan-11-08 12:20 PM |
#126 |
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I'm figuring you'd detest that sort of activity. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Jan-11-08 12:55 PM |
#131 |
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Got a link, or should we take the word of someone who destroys our public property for their own |
John Q. Citizen |
Jan-11-08 12:45 PM |
#128 |
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The riding illegally part pisses me off too |
CRF450 |
Jan-11-08 12:56 PM |
#132 |
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Your memes are showing |
pollo poco |
Jan-11-08 01:56 PM |
#138 |
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Not sure anarchism lies on the traditional right-left political spectrum. |
coalition_unwilling |
Jan-11-08 02:14 PM |
#147 |
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I suggest that |
chervilant |
Jan-11-08 02:14 PM |
#149 |
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I think the far left may mean anarchists, but I don't even know if anarchists... |
harmonicon |
Jan-11-08 02:17 PM |
#150 |
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What a pile of boooolcheeet |
ooglymoogly |
Jan-11-08 06:28 PM |
#177 |
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Anarchists Are Anarchists! that Does NOT Transl;ate To Being |
ChiciB1 |
Jan-11-08 06:38 PM |
#178 |
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Perfect. I'd like to see this OP carved in stone & placed on the Mall |
JeffR |
Jan-10-08 08:09 PM |
#2 |
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Maybe the "far left" believes in telling the truth all the time? Fancy that! |
TahitiNut |
Jan-10-08 08:10 PM |
#4 |
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You hit the nail on the head! Thank You! |
Breeze54 |
Jan-10-08 08:11 PM |
#6 |
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I think they usually mean in terms of behavior |
Naturyl |
Jan-10-08 08:12 PM |
#7 |
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Who is "we"? |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 08:15 PM |
#11 |
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I mean behavior in the realm of political discourse |
Naturyl |
Jan-10-08 08:16 PM |
#16 |
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In that case I would suggest you include "moderates" in the equation... |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 09:16 PM |
#42 |
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Both Hillary and Obama are 'Moderates"... |
bvar22 |
Jan-11-08 11:21 AM |
#108 |
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ELF, among others. {nt} |
Aya Reiko |
Jan-10-08 08:21 PM |
#19 |
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The ELF has never had any real influence in this country... |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 08:34 PM |
#29 |
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There is nothing "left" about ALF or ELF |
Lilith Velkor |
Jan-10-08 08:56 PM |
#36 |
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I agree, that is why I said many of them are almost certainly right-wingers |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 09:09 PM |
#41 |
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Um, no. |
superduperfarleft |
Jan-10-08 10:07 PM |
#53 |
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Different extremes attract different crazies |
Lilith Velkor |
Jan-10-08 10:19 PM |
#58 |
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I am not denying they exist... |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 10:33 PM |
#63 |
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That is a complete crock of shit. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-11-08 01:42 AM |
#85 |
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You're welcome. |
Lilith Velkor |
Jan-11-08 09:26 AM |
#96 |
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It must be nice to have somebody to hate so much. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-11-08 10:25 AM |
#102 |
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You know what's even easier than that? |
Lilith Velkor |
Jan-11-08 11:41 AM |
#113 |
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"I've met some of those guys" |
flvegan |
Jan-11-08 09:42 PM |
#207 |
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Did I miss the part where anybody ever got hurt in an ELF action? |
LeftyMom |
Jan-11-08 01:35 AM |
#84 |
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The people who loose jobs or can't finish building homes aren't hurt? nt |
I work for workers |
Jan-11-08 10:21 AM |
#100 |
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So we shouldn't boycott or protest WalMart because the blue vests might lose hours? |
LeftyMom |
Jan-11-08 10:23 AM |
#101 |
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You shouldn't burn Wal-Marts down. |
I work for workers |
Jan-11-08 10:25 AM |
#103 |
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I'm not a big fan of arson as a protest tactic myself. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-11-08 10:27 AM |
#104 |
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Excellent! K&R, and off to the Greatest Page with ye! |
Mister Ed |
Jan-10-08 08:13 PM |
#8 |
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I got fascists to the left of me and fascists to the right of me |
Cronus Protagonist |
Jan-10-08 08:15 PM |
#13 |
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Well if you believe that I would suggest you read up on what fascism is... |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 08:18 PM |
#17 |
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You're right, I should have said "totalitarians" or "authoritarians" |
Cronus Protagonist |
Jan-10-08 08:25 PM |
#23 |
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Can you name me any leftist totalitiarian groups that have significant influence in the US? |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 08:37 PM |
#31 |
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Can you spell PLONK? |
Cronus Protagonist |
Jan-10-08 08:49 PM |
#34 |
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Commies to the left of me, fascists to the right... |
Lilith Velkor |
Jan-10-08 08:58 PM |
#38 |
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The "far left" helps people. the "far right" kills people. |
phiddle |
Jan-10-08 08:15 PM |
#14 |
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What you're discussing isn't "far left extremism" |
melody |
Jan-10-08 08:16 PM |
#15 |
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But that is the point, there is no far-left extremism to speak of in this country |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 08:21 PM |
#20 |
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Correct. There is no far left at all in the US. Kucinich is center-moderate left. /nt |
readmoreoften |
Jan-10-08 08:25 PM |
#24 |
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Oh, I have -- one environmentalist I met wanted a "die off" of humans to preserve the earth |
melody |
Jan-10-08 09:42 PM |
#43 |
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I have had plenty of contact with leftists, and I have never met anyone like that |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 10:04 PM |
#50 |
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They manifest in different ways, but we have as many wackos as they do |
melody |
Jan-10-08 10:57 PM |
#72 |
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"no genuine conservative who agrees with a neocon" |
bvar22 |
Jan-11-08 12:01 PM |
#118 |
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Where did I mention the DLC? What inference did you draw? |
melody |
Jan-11-08 03:57 PM |
#163 |
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The first thing sounds like what Garrett Hardin proposes in the tragedy of the commons |
Hippo_Tron |
Jan-11-08 01:11 AM |
#82 |
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Exactly. Some of the more extreme environmentalists sound rather Mansonsque these days |
melody |
Jan-11-08 02:09 AM |
#86 |
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I think there was an extremist far-left movement building in the US -- before 9/11. |
intheflow |
Jan-10-08 10:04 PM |
#49 |
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I know who you are talking about, and they are nothing like the far-right |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 10:28 PM |
#60 |
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True, there are presently more far-right extremists than far-left extremists. |
intheflow |
Jan-10-08 11:45 PM |
#78 |
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Unless you have proof of your allegations, here... |
Solon |
Jan-11-08 06:43 AM |
#91 |
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Yes, I have. |
intheflow |
Jan-11-08 11:35 AM |
#111 |
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It is my belief that undercover Police provacateurs |
bvar22 |
Jan-11-08 11:42 AM |
#114 |
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Not to mention the overreaction by the police, which forced more moderate unions to join the... |
Solon |
Jan-11-08 11:48 AM |
#116 |
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vandalism or violence? |
Leopolds Ghost |
Jan-11-08 02:00 PM |
#139 |
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That was my experience at a Portland protest of one of Cheney's visits |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-11-08 02:13 PM |
#146 |
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You seem angry about store windows being broken. repudiating an entire historical movement! |
Leopolds Ghost |
Jan-11-08 02:03 PM |
#141 |
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No, I was upset that the poster I responded to basically said that the "far left"... |
Solon |
Jan-11-08 09:07 PM |
#204 |
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I thought the Battle for Seattle was a step forward. Why are liberals now repudiating it? |
Leopolds Ghost |
Jan-11-08 01:52 PM |
#135 |
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I agree. My heart bleeds for the windows of Chase Manhattan. What extremists... |
readmoreoften |
Jan-11-08 02:08 PM |
#142 |
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That's funny (not). When I went to college at the University of Missouri |
coalition_unwilling |
Jan-11-08 02:27 PM |
#153 |
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*Please* re-read what I wrote and not what you thought I said n/t |
melody |
Jan-11-08 03:58 PM |
#164 |
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K&R -- so-called moderates can suck my far-left nut. |
jgraz |
Jan-10-08 08:23 PM |
#21 |
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That's what I call far left,, people who can't stand moderates |
creeksneakers2 |
Jan-10-08 10:38 PM |
#66 |
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Spoken like a true moderate. |
jgraz |
Jan-10-08 10:41 PM |
#67 |
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I would advise you to read my journal if you think I seldom attack Republicans |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 10:48 PM |
#69 |
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Speaking of poetic imagery.......... |
karlrschneider |
Jan-11-08 11:50 AM |
#117 |
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Apparently anything to the left of the DLC is considered "far left" |
Kucinich4America |
Jan-10-08 08:27 PM |
#25 |
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That seems to be the pattern -- and it feels like it's getting worse all the time. eom |
ProgressIn2008 |
Jan-11-08 07:07 PM |
#182 |
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Sticks and Stones from moderates who plainly see that.... |
chknltl |
Jan-10-08 08:27 PM |
#26 |
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The difference is the far-far left has never been in control of media and government |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Jan-10-08 08:29 PM |
#28 |
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I think the far left and far right touch at the ends. But I don't think the people depicted in |
mondo joe |
Jan-10-08 08:36 PM |
#30 |
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In this country the people in my post are the "far-left"... |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 08:43 PM |
#33 |
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They are too some dishonest or ignorant people, true. |
mondo joe |
Jan-10-08 08:56 PM |
#37 |
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Are you calling Chomsky and Zinn ignorant? |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 09:07 PM |
#40 |
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I'm calling people who those the OP described are "far left" ignorant. |
mondo joe |
Jan-10-08 10:29 PM |
#61 |
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What makes them ignorant? |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 10:34 PM |
#64 |
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What makes them ignorant is that they don't know what far left REALLY is if they think the |
mondo joe |
Jan-10-08 10:37 PM |
#65 |
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I am speaking of the American political spectrum... |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 10:43 PM |
#68 |
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Duh. Now go back and read our litle subthread. |
mondo joe |
Jan-10-08 10:55 PM |
#71 |
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agree completely |
dmordue |
Jan-10-08 08:53 PM |
#35 |
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Glad I'm not the only |
guruoo |
Jan-11-08 12:46 PM |
#129 |
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The Difference is in how we plan to get there |
NeedleCast |
Jan-10-08 08:41 PM |
#32 |
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I Might Agree with the General Sentiment |
ribofunk |
Jan-10-08 09:02 PM |
#39 |
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But are we just talking about America? |
otherlander |
Jan-10-08 10:06 PM |
#52 |
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In this case we are... |
MN Against Bush |
Jan-10-08 10:13 PM |
#54 |
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I wish that I could rec this twice! |
tnlefty |
Jan-10-08 09:53 PM |
#44 |
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The "left, right, center" political analogy is SO faulty. :( |
Political Heretic |
Jan-10-08 09:55 PM |
#45 |
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Yeah, 1 dimension doesn't really work. |
otherlander |
Jan-10-08 10:13 PM |
#55 |
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I thought the far left went much farther left than that. |
madeline_con |
Jan-10-08 09:57 PM |
#46 |
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Excellent piece, worth recommending. Made me realize how idiotic such comments can appear |
AuntPatsy |
Jan-10-08 09:58 PM |
#47 |
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No, but the wacky left is as wacky as the wacky right |
HughMoran |
Jan-10-08 10:01 PM |
#48 |
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Yeah but the wacky center and their idiotic smugness is why we are where we are today. /nt |
readmoreoften |
Jan-11-08 02:10 PM |
#143 |
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The FAR MIDDLE gave us Nixon and Bush |
Kip Humphrey |
Jan-10-08 10:17 PM |
#56 |
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"The far middle" |
sfexpat2000 |
Jan-10-08 10:19 PM |
#57 |
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Extreme views are always |
lala_rawraw |
Jan-10-08 10:30 PM |
#62 |
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hate to break it to you but the far left doesn't have a monopoly on these issues |
dwickham |
Jan-10-08 10:49 PM |
#70 |
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What you described are moderates |
Mithreal |
Jan-11-08 12:31 AM |
#80 |
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I don't like labels |
dwickham |
Jan-11-08 08:50 PM |
#202 |
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You used the labels conservative and liberal. |
Mithreal |
Jan-12-08 12:03 AM |
#211 |
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The far right made Bush president |
DBoon |
Jan-10-08 11:30 PM |
#73 |
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exactly |
krabigirl |
Jan-11-08 09:35 AM |
#97 |
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"Centrist" Democrats helped Bush*. |
bvar22 |
Jan-11-08 11:29 AM |
#110 |
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It's empirical... |
nikto |
Jan-10-08 11:30 PM |
#74 |
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CENTRISTS got US where we are today!!! |
OKthatsIT |
Jan-10-08 11:35 PM |
#75 |
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Both parties and the middle got us into our Banking messes |
Mithreal |
Jan-11-08 12:45 AM |
#81 |
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The REAL "far left" in America is so small as to be statistically insignificant |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-10-08 11:48 PM |
#79 |
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Well, if one is a self-described Marxist |
midlife_mo_Jo |
Jan-11-08 05:20 PM |
#168 |
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Right, but there are no true "far leftists" among Dem elected officials |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-11-08 09:25 PM |
#206 |
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really nice. k&r. reading this demonstrates what so many people |
orleans |
Jan-11-08 01:28 AM |
#83 |
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Apparently I'm part of the far left |
donheld |
Jan-11-08 02:13 AM |
#87 |
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Flamethrower returned to Standby. |
Cobalt-60 |
Jan-11-08 03:05 AM |
#88 |
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"Extremism in the defense of virtue is no vice." |
WilliamPitt |
Jan-11-08 03:21 AM |
#89 |
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I will say it time after time: LEFT and RIGHT is just to divide us. The real issue |
conspirator |
Jan-11-08 06:19 AM |
#90 |
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"America has one political party with two right wings" - Gore Vidal |
Echo In Light |
Jan-11-08 06:49 AM |
#93 |
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Ironic |
Cant trust em |
Jan-11-08 11:23 AM |
#109 |
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I am a proud leftiist with little use for "moderates..." |
mike_c |
Jan-11-08 10:04 AM |
#98 |
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Exactly. Moderate left is just that much closer to the right, and that's why it's roundly encouraged |
Echo In Light |
Jan-11-08 10:07 AM |
#99 |
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You have been dug... |
stimbox |
Jan-11-08 10:35 AM |
#105 |
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I needed this today. |
DontTreadOnMe |
Jan-11-08 10:58 AM |
#106 |
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No actually, RWers will tell you what you believe |
IronLionZion |
Jan-11-08 11:39 AM |
#112 |
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Yup. The far left has never had control of even one branch of our |
Sentinel Chicken |
Jan-11-08 11:46 AM |
#115 |
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Far left = average guy that wants secure job, 40 hours, reasonable house, good education for |
rhett o rick |
Jan-11-08 12:07 PM |
#121 |
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this needed to be said, and you said it superbly, MN against Bush |
bbgrunt |
Jan-11-08 12:07 PM |
#122 |
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The American People are "Far Left". |
bvar22 |
Jan-11-08 12:10 PM |
#123 |
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The question of the century: |
LWolf |
Jan-12-08 01:03 PM |
#224 |
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all extremists make me nervous... |
LanternWaste |
Jan-11-08 12:15 PM |
#124 |
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The positions you describe as far left aren't the AUTHORITARIAN far left |
slackmaster |
Jan-11-08 12:16 PM |
#125 |
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That Chinese coworker sure gets around... |
stimbox |
Jan-11-08 01:06 PM |
#133 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Jan-11-08 01:12 PM |
#134 |
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The statement by my coworker was original, I've never seen those words anywhere else |
slackmaster |
Jan-12-08 09:30 AM |
#214 |
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Libertarians are right wing! |
stimbox |
Jan-12-08 10:50 AM |
#217 |
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Ron Paul is very right-wing |
slackmaster |
Jan-13-08 01:10 PM |
#225 |
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Yeah, we're not likely to have a Maoist or Stalinist uprising in the US. |
readmoreoften |
Jan-11-08 02:11 PM |
#145 |
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Thanks for posting this, MN Against Bush |
donkeyotay |
Jan-11-08 01:54 PM |
#136 |
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all these terms are relative |
Bill McBlueState |
Jan-11-08 02:02 PM |
#140 |
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When I did that survey, I ended up waaaay in the lower left corner... |
RoccoR5955 |
Jan-11-08 07:55 PM |
#196 |
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There was nothing **Moderate** about supporting a war that has cost |
Tom Joad |
Jan-11-08 02:14 PM |
#148 |
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The Far Left |
GeneCosta |
Jan-11-08 02:18 PM |
#151 |
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"Far Left" should be defined as those who thought that the Iraq War |
Tom Joad |
Jan-11-08 02:31 PM |
#154 |
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American political discourse covers the gamut - from conservative |
klook |
Jan-11-08 02:44 PM |
#156 |
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There really isn't a "far, far Left" in this country. |
durutti |
Jan-11-08 02:54 PM |
#157 |
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dupe |
defendandprotect |
Jan-11-08 02:57 PM |
#158 |
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And in regard to the planet and survival of our species, how far "left" dare we go -- ? |
defendandprotect |
Jan-11-08 03:02 PM |
#160 |
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Let's look at it this way, the Founders were of the far "left" --- what would you call them? |
defendandprotect |
Jan-11-08 02:58 PM |
#159 |
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Here's what David Edelstadt ("left-libertarian") wrote in the latter part of the 19th Century: |
pnorman |
Jan-11-08 03:09 PM |
#161 |
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Damn good post! K&R. |
EOTE |
Jan-11-08 03:50 PM |
#162 |
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The far right and far left aren't even close in "badness" |
mac2 |
Jan-11-08 04:04 PM |
#165 |
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It's not easy being on the left in Texas |
pingzing58 |
Jan-11-08 04:05 PM |
#166 |
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Far right are much more common than far left |
windoe |
Jan-11-08 04:44 PM |
#167 |
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Far left... |
7horses |
Jan-11-08 05:21 PM |
#169 |
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Far left would be authoritarian socialism or communism |
midlife_mo_Jo |
Jan-11-08 05:30 PM |
#170 |
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I don't know. |
FiveGoodMen |
Jan-11-08 06:02 PM |
#171 |
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No, far left means the same as far right |
midlife_mo_Jo |
Jan-11-08 07:03 PM |
#181 |
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Says who? |
FiveGoodMen |
Jan-11-08 07:42 PM |
#188 |
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Ummm...aren't we all sharing our opinions, here? |
midlife_mo_Jo |
Jan-11-08 07:46 PM |
#190 |
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No, you were telling me THE definition of a phrase and I was asking who defined it. |
FiveGoodMen |
Jan-11-08 08:14 PM |
#201 |
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look at what the people in Russia have lost. |
onwardupward |
Jan-11-08 06:07 PM |
#172 |
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Funny, I don't know any Russians who want to go back to that system |
slackmaster |
Jan-11-08 06:19 PM |
#175 |
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Yes, look at what the people have lost |
midlife_mo_Jo |
Jan-11-08 07:38 PM |
#186 |
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What Gorbachev clearly wanted for the USSR, |
pnorman |
Jan-11-08 11:34 PM |
#210 |
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Yep. |
jeff30997 |
Jan-11-08 06:23 PM |
#176 |
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Political Moderation when our Constutution & Bill of Rights is threatened IS COWARDESS! |
amb123 |
Jan-11-08 06:49 PM |
#180 |
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I always remind the wacko |
femrap |
Jan-11-08 07:14 PM |
#183 |
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The far left is as bad as the far right, but in America it's far smaller. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Jan-11-08 07:19 PM |
#184 |
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Very good observation. Excellent. |
midlife_mo_Jo |
Jan-11-08 07:38 PM |
#187 |
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Agreed ... We are the center . the far left is marginalized |
proud patriot |
Jan-11-08 07:54 PM |
#195 |
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I think that's promoting the general welfare |
midlife_mo_Jo |
Jan-11-08 08:08 PM |
#199 |
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Please help spread this meme |
lwcon |
Jan-11-08 07:31 PM |
#185 |
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Example of a far-left AUTHORITARIAN idea for those who don't understand the concept |
slackmaster |
Jan-11-08 07:48 PM |
#191 |
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Well, in all apartment buildings the |
midlife_mo_Jo |
Jan-11-08 07:53 PM |
#194 |
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The government set a one-size-fits-none temperature and imposed it on everyone |
slackmaster |
Jan-11-08 07:56 PM |
#197 |
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My trips were after the "wall fell," |
midlife_mo_Jo |
Jan-11-08 08:03 PM |
#198 |
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Actually that sounds like an example of Moderate Extremism... |
Solon |
Jan-11-08 09:03 PM |
#203 |
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The majority of the CA legislature is all about social engineering |
slackmaster |
Jan-12-08 09:25 AM |
#212 |
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So California is home of extreme leftists? |
Solon |
Jan-12-08 10:18 AM |
#215 |
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Not as extreme as Cuba, but compared to the rest of the US they're pretty far left |
slackmaster |
Jan-12-08 10:49 AM |
#216 |
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Solon wasn't comparing California to the "rest of the US". |
drking81 |
Jan-12-08 11:02 AM |
#218 |
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You would have to state a truth first... |
Solon |
Jan-12-08 11:06 AM |
#219 |
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No, they're at least two-dimensional - Left/Right and Authoritarian/Libertarian |
slackmaster |
Jan-12-08 11:44 AM |
#220 |
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So now California is Socialist? |
Solon |
Jan-12-08 11:52 AM |
#221 |
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That is a Straw Man |
slackmaster |
Jan-13-08 01:12 PM |
#226 |
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yes, I agree with you. |
JerseygirlCT |
Jan-11-08 07:50 PM |
#192 |
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Damn straight. |
eib1 |
Jan-11-08 07:53 PM |
#193 |
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different perspective on the "far left" term |
km7368 |
Jan-11-08 08:08 PM |
#200 |
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If the Far Left Was In Power, It Would Be As Bad As the Far Right |
Crisco |
Jan-11-08 09:08 PM |
#205 |
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Socialism and communism, at least in the context of its |
GeneCosta |
Jan-11-08 11:28 PM |
#209 |
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Right. "Socialism" has been maligned along with "liberalism" |
Echo In Light |
Jan-12-08 09:30 AM |
#213 |
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agreed... |
1awake |
Jan-12-08 12:51 PM |
#223 |
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They've never seen the Far Left... |
Orsino |
Jan-12-08 12:46 PM |
#222 |
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