(04-21-2015 03:33 PM)vandiver49 Wrote: (04-21-2015 03:26 PM)Fitbud Wrote: (04-21-2015 03:21 PM)vandiver49 Wrote: (04-21-2015 12:28 PM)Fitbud Wrote: But there is a very clear difference.
There are those on the right in this forum who speak in favor of the far right wing agenda.
On the contrary. No one on the left speaks in favor of the far left wing agenda.
Yet those on the right continuously attribute those on the left with far left agenda.
I think many conservatives on this board would consider expanding the government to be the hallmark of the far left. Also included in that would be advocating for irrational environmental policies and the slandering of those who disagree with typical liberal positions (misogynists, racist etc.) It's matter of perspective.
I have yet to see a thread that supports expanding the government.
But I have seen many, many threads about the evils of gay marriage.
UCF08 supports single payer, which is gov't expansion. Others have started posts that advocate for more funding for K-12, College to be free, taxes levied on production, tariffs on manufactured goods and penalties for off shoring Corporate HQ's. I and many conservatives consider such measures as gov't expansion.
But are those really far left policies?
I've known many moderates that support many of the things you just posted.
Far-left politics or extreme-left politics are left-wing politics that are further to the left than mainstream centre-left politics. The far left seeks equality of outcome and the dismantlement of all forms of social stratification.[1] Far leftists seek to abolish all forms of hierarchy, particularly the inequitable distribution of wealth and power.[1] The far left seeks a society in which everyone is provided equal economic and social opportunities, and no one has excessive wealth or power over others.[1]
The far left typically believes that inegalitarian systems must be overthrown through revolution in order to establish egalitarian societies, while the centre left works within the system to achieve egalitarianism.[1] In societies that tolerate dissent, far-left groups usually participate in the democratic process to advance their goals.[2] The far left demands radical changes to dismantle unequal societies, including confiscation of wealth that is concentrated in a small elite, and redistribution of that wealth in an egalitarian manner.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-left_politics
Far-right politics or extreme-right politics are right-wing politics to the right of the mainstream centre right on the traditional left-right spectrum. They often involve a focus on tradition as opposed to policies and customs that are regarded as reflective of modernism. They tend to include disregard or disdain for egalitarianism, if not overt support for social inequality and social hierarchy, elements of social conservatism and opposition to most forms of liberalism and socialism. The terms are commonly used to describe fascism, neo-fascism and other ideologies or organizations that feature extreme nationalist, chauvinist, xenophobic, racist, or reactionary views.[1] Some far-right movements, such as the Nazis, have pursued oppression and genocide against groups of people on the basis of their alleged inferiority or their alleged threat to the nation or state.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics
Compare these two and tell me who on this forum advocates one or the other more.