Isn’t there a difference between the right and the far right though
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Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 day ago
tankies are such a small niche group, i dont think theres enough of them to have a significant on policy, unlike right wingers have real numbers on thier hands.
Highlandcow@feddit.uk 1 day ago
finitebanjo@piefed.world 1 day ago
I wouldn't say so, I'm a consequentialist so when I see a pedophile felon in the white house removing the 14th amendment while not a single GOP congressman opposes him, I feel like the entirety of the US right is effectively gone and only the far right remains.
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The right is sill around. They just have a ‘D’ next to their name.
finitebanjo@piefed.world 1 day ago
Ah yeah sure, taxing the rich, removing money from politics, making healthcare and bodily autonomy a human right, all such right ideals. /sarcasm
Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
the one’s who do the bad shit and the one’s who support it. sure if thats enough difference for you ig
Juice@midwest.social 1 day ago
In many cases, I think so. People everywhere get their morality from culture. Since many people are raised conservative, and risk damaging their social connection in their community by straying from conservative values, people can be very protective of certain social conventions and perspectives, out of fear of social isolation or even alienating themselves from their actual nature in order to adhere to social convention.
Its an understatement to say that the far right/fascism weaponizes this fact. But many many conservatives are workers which means that they share lived exploitation with the rest of us. Capitalism is the force that divides the working class, and when we participate in divisive/sectarian tendencies then whatever ideology we claim, leftist or whatever, then we are carrying water for the billionaire class.
Its not always that simple though. Many people experience real trauma by having conservative values thrust upon them. Objective morality is a plague, but so is dualism. We need to think completely differently and work with others to navigate these dynamics
Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Thanks for the grasroots money, this small group is actually very loud. The loudest of them all. They maintain the illusion that communism is when you like Russia, and that’s their entire purpose
flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
The fuck are you babbling
finitebanjo@piefed.world 1 day ago
They run TikTok among many other CCP funded operations, I wouldn't disregard them personally.
frostedtrailblazer@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
You’re not wrong. Many of them are exposed to propaganda on TikTok and it is a growing issue. Espionage is being done to divide the left and consolidate the right. Just because it’s not as noticeable as the propaganda from the right doesn’t mean that it’s not having subtle effects. If it gets people to disengage or not look out for their best interests then it is effective. All this to say, there is a way to bring about positive change that has to do with being involved locally.