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> If you don't like "trumpism", you have to side with "radical left". If you don't like "radical left", you have to side with "trumpism" This strikes me as inc
by myko 3y ago
> If you don't like "trumpism", you have to side with "radical left". If you don't like "radical left", you have to side with "trumpism"
This strikes me as incorrect. There isn't really much "radical left" in the US, Biden himself is a centrist. I take your overall point regarding accuracy of information, and I think the comments re: "radical left" are an example of the inaccuracy we see in US media. "Radical centrism", maybe.
- gosub100 3y agoI think the word "radical" or "far" as in "far right" are being perverted to deny the existence of both the "radical left" and deny the existence of a moderate right. I've noticed the language war (as in, changing the meaning of words) is more heavily employed by the "far left" (see what I did there?) than the right, but I'm happy to see evidence of the right using it. For instance, I think if the right fought the language war, nuclear energy should be called "green energy" because it doesn't emit greenhouse gases. And you should be called "against green energy" if you oppose nuclear power. To be clear, I am vehemently against changing the meaning of words, but it's seemingly an arms race and I happily add the word "far" to referring to the left just to help balance things out. I just wish it didn't have to be this way.
- thaumasiotes 3y agoThe concept is in general use. The terminology is not symmetric, but I don't really see that "the far right" is necessarily more pejorative than "extreme progressives".