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When you say "far-right" I think you mean "moderate conservative."

by toomim 6y ago

LarvaFX 6y ago
The Mercers??! Rebecca Mercer?
- jariel 6y ago
  Ideologically far right doesn't mean 'racists take over capitol hill'. AOC could be considered fairly 'far left' she's not exactly a radical. To the OP's point, I think Parler was trying to legit be an alternative where they didn't have Jack Dorsey in charge, but I'm doubtful if they were actually looking for the holocaust denying crowd. I suggest probably their comfort zone would have been 'Fox News'.
- toomim 6y ago
  Ok, so to you, it seems obvious and accepted that Rebecca Mercer is far-right. However, traditionally, the terms "far-right" and "far-left" have been reserved for people who believe violent government coup is a legitimate means to an end. And lately, people have taken to calling more moderate conservatives "far-right" and "nazis" as a way to delegitimize their opinions, and make them sound beyond-the-pale.
tstrimple 6y ago
If by "moderate conservative" you mean the type of people who also fund a site like Breitbart. I think we're pretty safe in calling them "far-right".
- toomim 6y ago
  I'm sorry if this comes across sounding harsh, as I don't know you at all, but your comment sounds like the opinion of someone in a lefty filter bubble. Where I'm from, "far-left" and "far-right" means "people who think violence is a legitimate means to enact their ideology." So that includes Nazis, the KKK, and communist revolutionaries. It does not include Rebecca Mercer or Breitbart. Check out this data: [1]. Breitbart is only a smidge more conservative than Fox News, and Fox News is the #1 watched cable news channel in the country. That is called "mainstream." Presumably, the "far-right" would be "far" beyond the mainstream. [1] https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart-2/ https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart-2...

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When you say "far-right" I think you mean "moderate conservative."

by toomim 6y ago

When you say "far-right" I think you mean "moderate conservative."

LarvaFX 6y ago
The Mercers??! Rebecca Mercer?
- jariel 6y ago
  Ideologically far right doesn't mean 'racists take over capitol hill'. AOC could be considered fairly 'far left' she's not exactly a radical. To the OP's point, I think Parler was trying to legit be an alternative where they didn't have Jack Dorsey in charge, but I'm doubtful if they were actually looking for the holocaust denying crowd. I suggest probably their comfort zone would have been 'Fox News'.
- toomim 6y ago
  Ok, so to you, it seems obvious and accepted that Rebecca Mercer is far-right. However, traditionally, the terms "far-right" and "far-left" have been reserved for people who believe violent government coup is a legitimate means to an end. And lately, people have taken to calling more moderate conservatives "far-right" and "nazis" as a way to delegitimize their opinions, and make them sound beyond-the-pale.
tstrimple 6y ago
If by "moderate conservative" you mean the type of people who also fund a site like Breitbart. I think we're pretty safe in calling them "far-right".
- toomim 6y ago
  I'm sorry if this comes across sounding harsh, as I don't know you at all, but your comment sounds like the opinion of someone in a lefty filter bubble. Where I'm from, "far-left" and "far-right" means "people who think violence is a legitimate means to enact their ideology." So that includes Nazis, the KKK, and communist revolutionaries. It does not include Rebecca Mercer or Breitbart. Check out this data: [1]. Breitbart is only a smidge more conservative than Fox News, and Fox News is the #1 watched cable news channel in the country. That is called "mainstream." Presumably, the "far-right" would be "far" beyond the mainstream. [1] https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart-2/ https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart-2...