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IMO the left has been more extreme regarding removal of liberties for the past decade or so. Not saying the right isn’t trying to do that (see abortion), it’s j
by lettergram 7y ago
IMO the left has been more extreme regarding removal of liberties for the past decade or so. Not saying the right isn’t trying to do that (see abortion), it’s just the left is much broader and those who are liberal seem to generally be blind to it or think the trades off are worth it (although it’s not really their call, that’s why it’s in the bill of rights).
That’s why so many people supported (and still support) Trump. Removal of the second amendment (guns), fourth amendment (FISA court), first amendment (all the political correctness), etc. The “right” feels persecuted and IMO justly so.
Personally, I fall on the libertarian side so I think both are pretty poor for liberty. But I have watched this scary shift and it kinda mimics the decent into Nazisim... “share my ideals or else we will erase you”.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoWhen has first amendment been threatened? And if anything, the "right" or whatever Trump is all about FISA courts and pro military/police establishment. I know that abortion rights, right to assisted suicide, drug rights, separation of church and state are all threatened by the "right" also.
- weberc2 7y ago“Free speech” isn’t just an amendment, but also an attitude or an ideal.
- koonsolo 7y agoPeople always refer to nazi's, but I think communism falls in the same boat. So both extreme right and extreme left are oppressive regimes. The difference is that extreme left has a more "social" explanation, but in the end they kill and oppress people the same way. That's why extreme left is more scary to me, like a wolf in sheeps clothing. Historical death counts also show that extreme left can be quite devastating.