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You keep linking to that page, but it doesn't seem like you are reading it. You are defining "far-right" to require the embrace of government authority, but as

You keep linking to that page, but it doesn't seem like you are reading it. You are defining "far-right" to require the embrace of government authority, but as that page and the linked "Libertarianism in the United States" page[1] demonstrate, that is not a requirement. For instance, the Tea Party purport to be anti-government and are considered to be "far-right", yet over 40% of them also identify as libertarian. You've artificially constrained your definition to disqualify any counterexamples that Thiel has to support political violence to be "far-right". 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism_in_the_United_S...

nailer 9y ago
> You keep linking to that page I've only linked to that page once. What part of it aren't I reading? The Libertarianism page doesn't discuss requirements to be in the far right at all. Why would it? > Tea Party are considered to be "far-right" By whom? The other page I linked to was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics. The Tea Party is very different from the groups that you see discussed there - eg the KKK, Blackshirts, EDL, etc. Edit: the only mention of the Tea Party on that page is: > the term hard right and Alt-right have been used to describe groups such as the Tea Party movement and the Patriot movement.[17][18] Which is true, but doesn't support your argument. The vast majority of groups mentioned are violent groups, the term (and a completely unrelated term) being used to describe one non-violent group doesn't prove your point.
- albedoa 9y ago
  The Tea Party is discussed on that page you just linked to as an example of the hard right / radical right / alt-right in the United States. When you provide a source to support your argument and then disqualify examples from that source, it becomes a No True Scotsman.
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- albedoa 9y ago
  What an incredible edit haha. Dig them heels!
  - nailer 9y ago
    It was just adding a reply due to rate limiting. You still haven't convinced anyone that the Tea Party or Libertarians are far right groups and your original comment saying Thiel is so has been flagged.
    - albedoa 9y ago
      It was probably your own source that lists the Tea Party as a far-right group that convinced people.

nailer 9y ago

> You keep linking to that page I've only linked to that page once. What part of it aren't I reading? The Libertarianism page doesn't discuss requirements to be in the far right at all. Why would it? > Tea Party are considered to be "far-right" By whom? The other page I linked to was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics. The Tea Party is very different from the groups that you see discussed there - eg the KKK, Blackshirts, EDL, etc. Edit: the only mention of the Tea Party on that page is: > the term hard right and Alt-right have been used to describe groups such as the Tea Party movement and the Patriot movement.[17][18] Which is true, but doesn't support your argument. The vast majority of groups mentioned are violent groups, the term (and a completely unrelated term) being used to describe one non-violent group doesn't prove your point.

albedoa 9y ago
The Tea Party is discussed on that page you just linked to as an example of the hard right / radical right / alt-right in the United States. When you provide a source to support your argument and then disqualify examples from that source, it becomes a No True Scotsman.
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albedoa 9y ago
What an incredible edit haha. Dig them heels!
- nailer 9y ago
  It was just adding a reply due to rate limiting. You still haven't convinced anyone that the Tea Party or Libertarians are far right groups and your original comment saying Thiel is so has been flagged.
  - albedoa 9y ago
    It was probably your own source that lists the Tea Party as a far-right group that convinced people.