it's so depressing...

Originally Posted by hills

I get what you are saying T. I supported Trump in 2016 and 2020 but the guy is just batshot crazy. There's right wing conservative Libertarian like myself, and then there's going way overboard to a place where reasoned thinking does not exist. That's where the sheeple come in. Trump is a charismatic leader. The sheep people will follow him blindly just like they did with Hitler in Nazi Germany.

It's the same with the left as well.

This extremism is the true threat to our liberty. Right wing extremism leads to fascism. Left wing extremism leads to a totalitarian police state. These things are just two sides of the same coin.

You might look at it this way: Sheep are just about the dumbest animals on the planet. The shepherd guides the flock wherever he wants them to go. Then he shears (fleeces) the sheep. Next he slaughters them for food or sells them off as he sees fit. The sheep exist only to serve the shepherd.

Next: Think of the shepherd as being the government and now you've got the picture.

True enough ... we need to be very careful of the left but we also have to be very careful of the right wing crackpots as well. Don't let them run their game on you. Question everything they're telling you. Think and decide for yourself.

Fascism is a socialist ideology. Fascism is a more oppressive government. Fascism is on the left.

Originally Posted by t00nces2

Fascism is a socialist ideology. Fascism is a more oppressive government. Fascism is on the left.

No ... you're very confused on your terms T.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

Quote:

Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/) is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism^[1][2] characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy^[3] which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.^[4] The first fascist movements emerged in Italy during World War I, before spreading to other European countries.^[4] Opposed to liberalism, democracy, Marxism, and anarchism, fascism is placed on the far right within the traditional left–right spectrum

Originally Posted by hills

No ... you're very confused on your terms T.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

Quote:

Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/) is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism^[1][2] characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy^[3] which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.^[4] The first fascist movements emerged in Italy during World War I, before spreading to other European countries.^[4] Opposed to liberalism, democracy, Marxism, and anarchism, fascism is placed on the far right within the traditional left–right spectrum

Wikileftists? They can call it whatever they want. Right=less government, Left=more government. The right in the US is toward Constitutionalism. The left wants to change the language. Fascism is more government=Leftist.

Originally Posted by t00nces2

Wikileftists? They can call it whatever they want. Right=less government, Left=more government. The right in the US is toward Constitutionalism. The left wants to change the language. Fascism is more government=Leftist.

Ohh well ... i tried.