Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by NotYourLawyer on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @08:14AM
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No, they’re relative terms. “Far right” doesn’t mean anything in a vacuum.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by simiones on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @09:19AM
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The nazi government of Germany was "far right" even when a majority of the population supported it. The political left-right spectrum is roughly defined with socialism, communism on the far left, social democracy on the left, classical liberalism on the center-right, conservatism on the right, and ultra-nationalism, fascism on the far right.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by 56w4574 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @09:34AM
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In America you generally only see "Far X" used as a slur to basically imply extremism. I'm sure a lot of people will have strong feelings about whether that's accurate or not but my point is mainly that I think it's weird when people in places like Europe go by the academic definition with regard to American politics.
"far right" and "far left" are terms for contextualizing a political stance, based on the world view and actions. It's doesn't matter where the majority of people stands, they can be all far right or far left or in the center, it wouldn't change the definitions.