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It is also still a haven for the far-left. Does that leave a bad taste in your mouth too?

by TheRealDunkirk 8y ago

opportune 8y ago
yeah the people who want to redistribute money are equally as scary as the ones who are actively racist
- qgsrw3fd 8y ago
  If your comment is not sarcastic, you can go and ask in Eastern Europe if the people who want to "redistribute money" are scary or not.
  - vvillena 8y ago
    Please, don't equate taxes to a complete nationalization of nearly all industries plus a ban on all monetary transactions save a few whitelisted types. It's an absurd comparison that does nothing to further the current discussion.
    - qgsrw3fd 8y ago
      I didn't actually. The guy up there was talking about "far left" which I understand as Communism, not simply "taxes". If there's something absurd, it is saying that far left is simply "taxes".
LeoPanthera 8y ago
While I question whether this is true, if it is, yes, it does. Violent extremism, or incitement of violent extremism, of any form, should not be tolerated.
rootusrootus 8y ago
Does advocating for single-payer healthcare, free community college, marriage equality, pro-choice, and higher tax rates for wealthy individuals constitute 'far left'? Serious question. I have in mind what I would think of as far left, but I don't see those folks are particularly well represented in the United States.
- humanrebar 8y ago
  Being OK with the recent abortion bills in NY and VA is pretty far left. Statistically speaking. Reddit has also had a problem with anti-religious hate content, which isn't necessarily left wing except that the hate is often pointed at uncultured, socially conservative stereotypes.
  - rootusrootus 8y ago
    I do not read headlines much but I recall hearing something about late term abortions recently. I am curious if the point is to push back against the far-right who want to outlaw it altogether? Because actually advocating for legal late term abortions would be out there a ways. Thanks for the reply in any case. It is enlightening to hear what someone else's viewpoints are on where the current left/right ideological divide is these days. Sometimes it feels like we are in crazyland. I personally try to avoid the religious stuff because I'm ignostic (commonly misheard as agnostic and I don't usually correct because it gets some folks a little bothered), but just a couple weeks ago we dropped off our kids with grandma for a weekend and when they came home they were telling us all about how grandma told them God this, Jesus that, etc. sigh. If I complain, I look like the asshole, but dammit, why do people think it's okay to proselytize to elementary aged kids that are not their own? So I can almost understand when people get a little nuts with the anti-religious viewpoint, even though I don't advocate namecalling and ridiculing others for their belief or lack thereof.
- LordHumungous 8y ago
  There are plenty of actual communists on reddit you know.
- TheRealDunkirk 8y ago
  I consider myself a right-leaning libertarian, and I am totally on-board with everything you said, save one. The more I ruminate on it, the more I think abortion is the single issue that encapsulates the political dichotomy of left vs. right in the US. Where you fall on the line, from "no abortions, ever" to "abortion up to a week after birth, no questions asked" readily defines how "right" or "left" you are, according to the press in the US.

It is also still a haven for the far-left. Does that leave a bad taste in your mouth too?

opportune 8y ago

yeah the people who want to redistribute money are equally as scary as the ones who are actively racist

qgsrw3fd 8y ago
If your comment is not sarcastic, you can go and ask in Eastern Europe if the people who want to "redistribute money" are scary or not.
- vvillena 8y ago
  Please, don't equate taxes to a complete nationalization of nearly all industries plus a ban on all monetary transactions save a few whitelisted types. It's an absurd comparison that does nothing to further the current discussion.
  - qgsrw3fd 8y ago
    I didn't actually. The guy up there was talking about "far left" which I understand as Communism, not simply "taxes". If there's something absurd, it is saying that far left is simply "taxes".

LeoPanthera 8y ago

While I question whether this is true, if it is, yes, it does. Violent extremism, or incitement of violent extremism, of any form, should not be tolerated.

rootusrootus 8y ago

Does advocating for single-payer healthcare, free community college, marriage equality, pro-choice, and higher tax rates for wealthy individuals constitute 'far left'? Serious question. I have in mind what I would think of as far left, but I don't see those folks are particularly well represented in the United States.

humanrebar 8y ago
Being OK with the recent abortion bills in NY and VA is pretty far left. Statistically speaking. Reddit has also had a problem with anti-religious hate content, which isn't necessarily left wing except that the hate is often pointed at uncultured, socially conservative stereotypes.
- rootusrootus 8y ago
  I do not read headlines much but I recall hearing something about late term abortions recently. I am curious if the point is to push back against the far-right who want to outlaw it altogether? Because actually advocating for legal late term abortions would be out there a ways. Thanks for the reply in any case. It is enlightening to hear what someone else's viewpoints are on where the current left/right ideological divide is these days. Sometimes it feels like we are in crazyland. I personally try to avoid the religious stuff because I'm ignostic (commonly misheard as agnostic and I don't usually correct because it gets some folks a little bothered), but just a couple weeks ago we dropped off our kids with grandma for a weekend and when they came home they were telling us all about how grandma told them God this, Jesus that, etc. sigh. If I complain, I look like the asshole, but dammit, why do people think it's okay to proselytize to elementary aged kids that are not their own? So I can almost understand when people get a little nuts with the anti-religious viewpoint, even though I don't advocate namecalling and ridiculing others for their belief or lack thereof.
LordHumungous 8y ago
There are plenty of actual communists on reddit you know.
TheRealDunkirk 8y ago
I consider myself a right-leaning libertarian, and I am totally on-board with everything you said, save one. The more I ruminate on it, the more I think abortion is the single issue that encapsulates the political dichotomy of left vs. right in the US. Where you fall on the line, from "no abortions, ever" to "abortion up to a week after birth, no questions asked" readily defines how "right" or "left" you are, according to the press in the US.