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what the hell is the "Far Left"? [View all] onethatcares Dec 11 OP
Fascist construct. The Unmitigated Gall Dec 11 #1
Agree, MAGAts don't like being called the "Far Right"... AntiFascist Dec 11 #18
This!!! ThePartyThatListens Dec 11 #45
I've asked people to define what the "far left" is. Initech Dec 11 #2
The "far left" in the US is what, in almost any European country, Bettie Dec 11 #38
Here's my fave LearnedHand Dec 11 #56
That is a very good one Bettie Dec 11 #58
Heh LearnedHand Dec 11 #61
That's not the Far Left Dorian Gray Dec 11 #79
That is what the media means Bettie Thursday #84
And "woke" Cherrycheeks Dec 11 #65
"Good jobs at good wages" Jack Valentino Thursday #85
It's a made up derogatory term. Propaganda is absorbed better if it's distilled down to as few words as possible and/or surfered Dec 11 #3
"Propaganda is absorbed better if it's distilled down to as few words as possible" The Wandering Harper Dec 11 #20
Emmanuel Goldstein Basso8vb Dec 11 #4
Wasn't He A DUer at One Time? MineralMan Dec 11 #16
We meet at 3 H2O Man Dec 11 #22
A College professor once lectured to me and others... WarGamer Dec 11 #5
Brings to mind an image of the Worm Ouroboros. MineralMan Dec 11 #17
Right now, the "buckle" is Bettie Dec 11 #39
The "far left" is... -misanthroptimist Dec 11 #6
I would add: returnee Thursday #89
Folks that believe some should go to prison without trial Kaleva Dec 11 #7
Those illustrate authoritarian positions, NOT far left ones. marybourg Dec 11 #8
You are talking about leftists positions Kaleva Dec 11 #34
A few centuries back in a certain country virtually everyone was a leftist. GreenWave Dec 11 #9
Almost anything anti-corporate advantaged. Passages Dec 11 #10
If Dem4life1234 Dec 11 #11
People who think this country should keep improving itself. Oneironaut Dec 11 #12
Is your premise that it doesn't exist? BannonsLiver Dec 11 #13
Do they think that WE are the far left? John Farmer Dec 11 #14
they think that we are commie socialists. rampartd Dec 11 #24
There is a difference between reality and how the term is used. Renew Deal Dec 11 #15
Politically it's the people that support policies which have overwhelming public support on a multitude of issues which Uncle Joe Dec 11 #19
Well said Bettie Dec 11 #41
Well said. But also... Brenda Dec 11 #50
Like most labels defining the "Left" is like going to a green grocer and finding the Vegetables. Ping Tung Dec 11 #21
unreliable tankies who hate Dems and echo Putin? thebigidea Dec 11 #23
It seems if you go far right or far left enough... C_U_L8R Dec 11 #25
There is no one definition. H2O Man Dec 11 #26
A make believe enemy designed to scare people to stop thinking DBoon Dec 11 #27
From my understanding far left centrist. nt Gore1FL Dec 11 #28
The ultimate Straw Man. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 11 #29
His name is Goldstein lame54 Dec 11 #31
"I think Trump may have done something bad once." lame54 Dec 11 #30
Ask Bill Maher KT2000 Dec 11 #32
I'm actually a socialist. I suppose I qualify in this country as ultra far left. nt. Voltaire2 Dec 11 #33
So you think the govt owning the means of production is a goal? EX500rider Dec 11 #40
No I think workers ought to own 'the means of production', not the government, not oligarchs. Voltaire2 Dec 11 #48
That only works in vary small scale EX500rider Dec 11 #51
Mondragon Cooperative employs 75,000 people. Voltaire2 Dec 11 #54
Which is Marxist theory soandso Dec 11 #68
The actual far left is historically not anywhere close to a monolithic group of totalitarian ideologies. Wolver Thursday #86
There is a balance that needs to be maintained... AntiFascist Dec 11 #75
tech-bro libertarianism has morphed into tech-bro fascism. There never was much difference. Voltaire2 Thursday #87
That's the far right fascists projecting, of course. canuckledragger Dec 11 #35
Point out to the MSM the US Constitution protects the far left. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 11 #36
historically the constitution has not protected the left in this country. nt. Voltaire2 Dec 11 #55
It's looking like the Founders were a bit shortsighted RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 11 #73
The ostensibly oppressed who seek to become oppressors Sympthsical Dec 11 #37
Don't shoot the messenger. YMMV Wolver Dec 11 #42
I think the Bill Maher "worm" is infecting peoples brains SunImp Dec 11 #44
I find it all kind of sad and pathetic, and I'm not "well educated or intelligent" Wolver Dec 11 #47
The extremists are on the right, not the left. Jeebo Dec 11 #43
Would you agree that the far left favors censorship? Kaleva Dec 11 #49
Where does this notion come from? LearnedHand Dec 11 #59
From posts here at DU Kaleva Dec 11 #66
Gotcha thx. But I don't think that applies to the far left in general. LearnedHand Dec 11 #67
Strawman liberal Johonny Dec 11 #46
What would you label those who favor censorship? Kaleva Dec 11 #52
What would you label those who favor unrelenting admonishment of fellow DU members? Ilikepurple Dec 11 #70
That isn't an answer to the question I asked the other member Kaleva Thursday #83
I would label them fascists - TBF Dec 11 #74
DuckDuckGo AI Chat says... Bonx Dec 11 #53
Count me the hell in to the "far left," then LearnedHand Dec 11 #60
As I have often said . . . markpkessinger Dec 11 #57
Nowadays, it's FDR and the New Deal. no_hypocrisy Dec 11 #62
According to the Political Compass, I'm FAR LEFT in the Libertarian quadrant LearnedHand Dec 11 #63
IMO the far left is Dem Socialist types who don't consistently support Dems and who often promote Russian propaganda LymphocyteLover Dec 11 #64
Barry Goldwater. Turbineguy Dec 11 #69
Tolerant, thoughtful, compassionate people, sometimes overbearing, who seem to want to help others. Jit423 Dec 11 #71
Anyone who is left of a centrist, Emile Dec 11 #72
The far left are those who are VERY serious about... Think. Again. Dec 11 #76
Wanting healthcare and a living wage. Clean air and water. onecaliberal Dec 11 #77
Far left are the people Dorian Gray Dec 11 #78
with the far left we might get healthcare for all Skittles Dec 11 #80
THIS if the "far left" DBoon Dec 11 #81
In NYC there are Dorian Gray Thursday #88
The Far Left LogDog75 Dec 11 #82
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