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Coventina

(27,584 posts) Fri Sep 6, 2024, 10:16 PM Sep 6

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Is your child a far-left extremist?

Look for warning signs:

Expresses sympathy for poor and working people.

Expresses concern over the treatment of marginalized groups - including animals.

Expresses concern with fascism and the current political climate.

Accepting of all sexualities, religions, genders, races, etc.

Wishes for a world where all people are treated equally.

Takes an interest in history and philosophy.

Talks about solving various injustices in society.

(stolen from the internets)

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Is your child a far-left extremist? (Original Post) Coventina Sep 6 OP

Is this sarcasm? FirstLight Sep 6 #1

Yes. It's meant to poke fun at people who are anti-compassion. n/t Coventina Sep 6 #2

I'd call that classic liberalism, not "far left extremism." wnylib Sep 6 #3

For a lot of Texans every single one markodochartaigh Sep 7 #5

They Might Be using that.... ironically? Bc... electric_blue68 Sep 7 #6

Perhaps. wnylib Sep 7 #7

Not yet ornotna Sep 6 #4

Calling us "far left extremists"is Charmin One Sep 7 #8

FirstLight

(13,702 posts)

1. Is this sarcasm?

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2024, 10:20 PM

Sep 6

I just don't know anymore

Coventina

(27,584 posts)

2. Yes. It's meant to poke fun at people who are anti-compassion. n/t

Reply to FirstLight (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 6, 2024, 10:22 PM

Sep 6

wnylib

(23,613 posts)

3. I'd call that classic liberalism, not "far left extremism."

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2024, 10:26 PM

Sep 6

markodochartaigh

(1,683 posts)

5. For a lot of Texans every single one

Reply to wnylib (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:37 AM

Sep 7

of those points would be enough to blackball someone from any social interaction.

electric_blue68

(16,831 posts)

6. They Might Be using that.... ironically? Bc...

Reply to wnylib (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 03:51 AM

Sep 7

for certain people it would be considered "far left extremism".

wnylib

(23,613 posts)

7. Perhaps.

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 03:59 AM

Sep 7

ornotna

(11,005 posts)

4. Not yet

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2024, 10:28 PM

Sep 6

But I'm working on it.

Charmin One

(132 posts)

8. Calling us "far left extremists"is

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 04:19 AM

Sep 7

Pure projection, coming from someone who has a book of HITLER’S SPEECHES next to his bed. There is the extremist!

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