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If, as many have expressed, the political ground has shifted* beneath people's feet over time, such that yesterday's "progressive" is today's "centrist" or "ne
by bJGVygG7MQVF8c 6y ago
If, as many have expressed, the political ground has shifted* beneath people's feet over time, such that yesterday's "progressive" is today's "centrist" or "neoliberal" (if not "cryptofascist" depending on who one asks)... doesn't it follow that the meaning of "far right" would similarly be in flux as well, such that the label will, over time, come to encompass views that were not long ago considered respectable? (and, implicitly: ought to still be)
*re the political ground shifting -- it's a facile assumption that such shifts are merely emergent phenomena. As wealth and power concentrates over time (as one would expect under global capitalism), the scope for agentive explanations grows.
- rmetzler 6y agoSorry, but no. There are clear rules what is allowed and what not and this didn't change much over time. This is not about hate speech or similar, this is about owning stolen weapons, ammunition, and Nazi items. Not sure about US laws, but this is not legal in Germany.