I think in the more traditional view of left and right political thought you're correct, but there seems to be a huge shift away from that towards identity politics. And to say that there aren't extremists on this front on both sides of the aisle is disengenious in my opinion. They feed off one another and ignore the reality that vast majority of the country has no interest in genociding one another or abolishing the nuclear family or any other insane thing either side is always so paranoid about.

I actually think the more traditional Marxist view on identity politics is correct. It's toxic to leftism because it divides the working class.

>The extreme left has no voice in this country.

The fact that one could gather a bunch of open communists and they'd be able to march in any major city in the US declaring their wishes to install Communism, and no one would have a problem with it should give you pause as to whether or not the "extreme left" has no voice. Rightfully we get quite irritated when the "extreme right" does that.

>We currently have a center-right party and a batshit-right party.

Seems like it's the exact opposite. A center-right party (the GOP) and a batshit-left party (The Democrats).

I’d say the fact that nobody cares about communists demonstrates the fact that they have no real power or voice. Nobody cares because they know that communists won’t accomplish anything anyway. People get upset at far-right marches precisely because they know that these marches represent substantial power and influence.

I really don’t get your characterization of the two parties. How is it center-right to talk about nuking terrorists or murdering their families in retribution? On the other side, if Democrats are batshit-left, why aren’t they talking about nationalizing industries, seizing farms from big landowners, or abolishing religion?

When was the last time the US government held hearings about the "dangers" of rampant unchecked capitalism, and libertarianism?

When have they called in for testimony people to ask if they have ever owned or read "Das kapital" and ruined their careers for refusing to cooperate.

Yet that's exactly what happened with Communists and Communism.

Politically you're correct, but culturally, the left is becoming extreme. Anyone in a university or at work who's not pro-diversity, pro-affirmative action, pro-multiculturalism, or anti-Trump is met with disdain and hatred. Just spend some time on /r/TumblrInAction and see how extreme that side is becoming.