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Hitler and Lenin were fringe. I don't see a contradiction between fringe and power. > Perhaps corporate media ... There is so much confusion packed into that
by hackuser 10y ago
Hitler and Lenin were fringe. I don't see a contradiction between fringe and power.
> Perhaps corporate media ...
There is so much confusion packed into that statement, it's hard to respond. All I'll say is that the election was in no way a mandate for racism. And why would anyone want to argue that it was?
- leereeves 10y agoLenin, whose politics set the course of a world power for nearly a century, was fringe? What's your definition of fringe? "Things you disagree with"? Bannon was Trump's adviser during his campaign and even before that, Trump's statements were consistent with Bannon's and Breitbart's. Whether those statements were racist is a debate that's been held a thousand times and is not worth rehashing.
- hackuser 10y agoMy definition is the accepted meaning of the word. > Whether those statements were racist is a debate that's been held a thousand times I disagree; it is not a matter of debate. In fact, I've never heard anyone but the most dedicated apologists say otherwise. The racists generally have said that they don't care, which I believe.
- leereeves 10y agoIf you mean the dictionary definition: > Those members of a group or political party holding extreme views Then that's simply a subjective term, as is "extreme". By that definition "fringe" expresses nothing more than your opinion. Thus, when you say Trump and Lenin were fringe, all you've done is clarify where you stand politically.