alt Hacker NewsThe right-wing extremism we now have in the US is the expected knee-jerk reaction to the left-wing extremism that came before it.
In both cases there's a few true believers and a lot of opportunists who use the cause as a way to further their own agenda. It happened with the left (the master branch rename being the stupidest example), it's now happening in the right, with big words and performative actions such as ICE raids while the root cause of the problem is not addressed (industries reliant on large-scale illegal immigrant labor are left alone).
The right answer is somewhere in the middle of the two camps. Unfortunately until then people suffer on both sides while opportunists use the conflict for their own interests.
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What left-wing extremism was that, exactly? Extreme upholding of human rights and equality? Extreme kindness and respect for fellow human beings? Extreme acceptance of people from all backgrounds, religious beliefs and sexual orientation? Extreme letting people live their damn life in whatever way they want as long as it doesn't harm others? Yeah, who wouldn't want to push back on that, sounds terrible eh?
So on this so-called extreme left, what exactly was/is so bad? You are expected to be nice to people when you meet them? You should consider the feelings of other human beings before you act? You had to rename a git branch because most of the people on your team agreed it's kinda lame to use a reference to slavery in a technical term? I've always wondered what people think the "extreme left" is and why they even remotely think it's somehow just as bad as the fascistic bullshit that sadistic, fear-driven socipaths keep working towards.
The idea that the US has experienced anything even close to moderate left-wing policies is - from the perspective of an outsider - laughable.
I'd love to know what extreme positions you think US politicians have enforced and what the moderate position is.
Good point dude, a few super online people writing forum posts about changing the default name of the main git branch is exactly equivalent to launching gestapo style terror raids on the population at large while ignoring the consitution and due process.
Tomato - tomahto am I right?