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These days "far right" has lost all meaning when people commonly label even people that share what was mainstream 1990's democrat policy platform views as "far

by syshum 5y ago

These days "far right" has lost all meaning when people commonly label even people that share what was mainstream 1990's democrat policy platform views as "far right" What is considered "right" in US Politics is sooo encompassing that it likely include 80% of the population. As the people that label everyone "far right" do not realize just how out of touch they are in their twitter echo chamber

patmorgan23 5y ago
That's because compared to the rest of the developed world the US is kinda on the right.
- syshum 5y ago
  No, compared to the Rest of the world the US is on the Libertarian / Federalism side of politics. I like that I like liberty, I like freedom, I like federalism. I oppose central government, I oppose social democracy, I oppose authoritarianism
  - vmception 5y ago
    Federalism has been finished since the national government discovered that all commerce is interstate commerce Any activity of a state or individual is merely tolerated for the sake of future consensus making, but when more convenient the national government will curb stomp any state into compliance as if that state were a middle eastern country enriching uranium
    - ROTMetro 5y ago
      This! I too am having to come to terms with being a fellow libertarian cosplayer. It sucks. But at this point I am willing to give up dogma to try and make this country better because whatever is going on now is not working, and is not making things any more small L liberal, from either side of the isle.
      - vmception 5y ago
        (I don’t subscribe to libertarian affiliation) I’m more of a consensus maker, ideas I suggest and the way I present them results in all-partisan support, including in the US. I think we overlap in the observation that disunity is unproductive. For me its been a great opening that entrenched special interests moved to far extremes of their parties and ideologies, opportunity of a lifetime since the center became unguarded. So I do have an uncommon view of what reality could be, but I’d rather not have that taken as libertarian. That assumption undermines my consensus making ability :)

by syshum 5y ago

patmorgan23 5y ago

That's because compared to the rest of the developed world the US is kinda on the right.

syshum 5y ago
No, compared to the Rest of the world the US is on the Libertarian / Federalism side of politics. I like that I like liberty, I like freedom, I like federalism. I oppose central government, I oppose social democracy, I oppose authoritarianism
- vmception 5y ago
  Federalism has been finished since the national government discovered that all commerce is interstate commerce Any activity of a state or individual is merely tolerated for the sake of future consensus making, but when more convenient the national government will curb stomp any state into compliance as if that state were a middle eastern country enriching uranium
  - ROTMetro 5y ago
    This! I too am having to come to terms with being a fellow libertarian cosplayer. It sucks. But at this point I am willing to give up dogma to try and make this country better because whatever is going on now is not working, and is not making things any more small L liberal, from either side of the isle.
    - vmception 5y ago
      (I don’t subscribe to libertarian affiliation) I’m more of a consensus maker, ideas I suggest and the way I present them results in all-partisan support, including in the US. I think we overlap in the observation that disunity is unproductive. For me its been a great opening that entrenched special interests moved to far extremes of their parties and ideologies, opportunity of a lifetime since the center became unguarded. So I do have an uncommon view of what reality could be, but I’d rather not have that taken as libertarian. That assumption undermines my consensus making ability :)