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In reply to the discussion: What would you describe as being the most EXTREME Left wing position? [View all]DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)42. we know extreme is misused
but that does not mean there are not people who are extreme, for example anyone that would kill children for a cause. Granted, America never had a Biader-menhof style terrorist group, (maybe the Weathermen, perhaps), but to quote John lennon "if you are thinking about destruction, you can just count me out."
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Oh, please!! Even the vast majority of Teabaggers are opposed to Social Security cuts! n/t
eridani
Nov 2013
#94
No, but they didn't get it until they'd convinced, or facts in life had convinced
treestar
Nov 2013
#86
I think some of the stuff that appears on forum boards needs to be disregarded and
Skidmore
Nov 2013
#37
We have those on the right, of course, bombing health clinics and shooting up airports and Olympics
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#80
supporting an overtly Marxist-Leninist political party that advocates the imminent
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2013
#12
I think you're right. It's just that the "extreme left" hardly even exists in this country.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#50
I do not agree about individual choice having potential for coordinated population control,
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#81
Rights for anyone other than white men and environmental protection are extreme...
polichick
Nov 2013
#17
Extreme left positions are what are claimed as "moderate" victories when achieved.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2013
#18
heh...no personal property? FINALLY AN EXCUSE TO USE OTHER PEOPLE'S TOOTHBRUSHES!!!
penultimate
Nov 2013
#30
"No private property" doesn't necessarily mean "no possessions" (Lennon notwithstanding).
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#53
Anything that seeks fairness where corps and the 1% are involved is extreme to both parties.
polichick
Nov 2013
#22
I would note that any position supported by the majority can not, by definition, be extreme; these
grahamhgreen
Nov 2013
#29
To me 'extreme left' would mean believing that the private sector should not exist ...
LeftishBrit
Nov 2013
#41
Depends if you are talking about policies that are proposed by political figures
Revanchist
Nov 2013
#45
That's some extremely vague rhetoric, lacking in enough specifics to have any meaning other than
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#83
Probably the "nobody should be able to afford living expenses" dolts from a few years back
Posteritatis
Nov 2013
#48
Left position = Federally funded elections. Extremely Left Position = Guaranteed livable income
Vincardog
Nov 2013
#56
Nothing of what what passes for left wing discussion in this country is very extreme.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#61
I would think destroying the means of production and abolishing all wages/work would trump that
NoOneMan
Nov 2013
#112
Comparatively few leftists want to do that; nationalization seems to be about as far as we go there
jmowreader
Nov 2013
#117
Nationalize Heath, Energy and Finance (A national infrastruce bank). Which I am for
Katashi_itto
Nov 2013
#67
You have a point, shows how far right we've fallen. Since that would be considered
Katashi_itto
Nov 2013
#71
Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, everyone being equal under the law. Very extreme left wing.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2013
#109