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Do you contend that he is not one? If not, why not? To use an example from the other end, it’s not particularly partisan to claim that a communist is on the fa
by otterley 2y ago
Do you contend that he is not one? If not, why not?
To use an example from the other end, it’s not particularly partisan to claim that a communist is on the far left of the political spectrum.
- eadmund 2y agoIt all depends on what one means by ‘right’ vs. ‘left.’ I don’t think that those labels — which I believe originate in seating conventions in peri-revolutionary France — are particularly relevant to American politics. Is free trade right-coded or left-coded? Tariffs? Drug policy?
- otterley 2y agoSorry, what is your point? The subject here is whether it is partisan to describe someone as having a far-right ideology, and whether that appellation is generally accurate. This term is well understood.
- orwin 2y agoFar right is reactionary, going back to previous systems/time. MAGA is definitely a reactionary (I.e: far right) movement, it's in the title. There is also a hierarchical component to far right movements, which MAGA didn't completely had the first time around, so it is more complex, but you can do with that definition.