There is a stark difference in the means with which the two groups engage in acts of extremism. In a study evaluating Left-Wing and Right-Wing domestic extremism between 1994 and 2020, there was one fatality as the result of Left-Wing extremism, versus 329 fatalities resulting from Far Right extremism in that 25 year period. [5]
The Far-Right movement is the oldest and most deadly form of domestic terrorism in the United States, and The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism found that the Far-Right is responsible for 98% of extremist murders in the U.S. [24] Furthermore, for nearly every year since 2011, Far-Right terrorist attacks/plots have accounted for over half of all terror attacks/plots in the United States. [21]
In the U.S., Right-Wing extremism was responsible for two-thirds of all failed, foiled, or successful terror attacks in 2019, and was responsible for 90% of attacks in the first half of 2020 alone. [21] Since 2013, Far-Right extremism has been responsible for more terror attacks/plots than the Left-Wing, ethnonationalism, or religiously motivated attacks/plots. [21]
One death from left wing extremism in 25 years, versus 329 from the right, 32900% more. To say that this is the “same shit” is clearly absurd. We aren’t discussing the merits of the middle ground. You seem to be suggesting that just because something is labelled as “extremist” it is automatically bad, regardless of what it actually is or what harm it causes.
Extremes are all relative, no? The political views that are centrist today would be extreme 100 years ago. Just saying they’re extreme and therefore bad is a weak argument.
Sure there are bigots on both sides, there are bigots outside the extremes too. There are centrist bigots! There, now I’ve shown that extremism is just the same as centrism… Obviously that doesn’t work, though, does it? You can’t just pick one thing that happens and say “well everyone does this so they’re all the same”… Does it happen to the same degree? What are it’s consequences?
I think you’ll find significantly more racism, sexism, etc on the right… Far right extenists are literal Nazis and white supremacists! Feminism, the civil rights movement, pride movement, etc, are all left-aligned… Extremist leftists sometimes lose sight of one aspect of this, but they so obviously aren’t the same as literal fucking Nazis!
What are you talking about? Nazism is a fundamentally right-aligned ideology, how can you argue otherwise? You can invent definitions of what “left” or “right” means to suit you if you want, but why bother saying anything if you’re going to make up the meanings of words?
Can you tell me what a “leftist” is? Or what they might want for the world? Can you tell me what a Nazi is? And then why you think there are parallels?
I just don’t believe that anyone who understands what these words mean would think they are alike.
Who all is arguing in support of Left-Wing extremism? Other than select instances, most users on lemmy do not by any means support tankies. I for one can’t stand them.
They can be just as out of touch with reality as a MAGA extremist, but to say both sides are the same is blatantly false. Far-Right extremism is spreading across the globe and it threatens and takes lives and destroys family systems.
“I agree, this fascist ploy that removed fundamental rights from dozens of millions of women is dangeroous! But have you considered this scenario I imagined that impacted nobody irl? Totally the same!”
Left wing extremism is better because it’s morally correct.
If you can understand that extremism isn’t inherently good or bad, what matters is what’s correct, why do you have to lie and pretend the left supports racism, discriminatuon, ostracism, and bigotry when the extreme left combats those as foundation?
This is a mind-numbing take only possible by a privledged person who has never spoken to a leftist, only heard about them through Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, and Ben Shapiro.
You are right-wing, so that’s true. You’ve also been repeating LibsOfTikTok-style lies about the left “transing kids,” which is debunked nonsense, and is in fact transphobic to peddle. I haven’t seen any homophobia from you yet, but the other 2 are correct.
I don’t preach, I’m not religious. You’re now putting words directly in my mouth because that’s all you’ve done from the start: lie about fake leftists that hurt your feelings.
Allow me to enlighten you by illustrating how both sides are absolutely not the same
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Did you read any of that?
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One death from left wing extremism in 25 years, versus 329 from the right, 32900% more. To say that this is the “same shit” is clearly absurd. We aren’t discussing the merits of the middle ground. You seem to be suggesting that just because something is labelled as “extremist” it is automatically bad, regardless of what it actually is or what harm it causes.
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Extremes are all relative, no? The political views that are centrist today would be extreme 100 years ago. Just saying they’re extreme and therefore bad is a weak argument.
Sure there are bigots on both sides, there are bigots outside the extremes too. There are centrist bigots! There, now I’ve shown that extremism is just the same as centrism… Obviously that doesn’t work, though, does it? You can’t just pick one thing that happens and say “well everyone does this so they’re all the same”… Does it happen to the same degree? What are it’s consequences?
I think you’ll find significantly more racism, sexism, etc on the right… Far right extenists are literal Nazis and white supremacists! Feminism, the civil rights movement, pride movement, etc, are all left-aligned… Extremist leftists sometimes lose sight of one aspect of this, but they so obviously aren’t the same as literal fucking Nazis!
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What are you talking about? Nazism is a fundamentally right-aligned ideology, how can you argue otherwise? You can invent definitions of what “left” or “right” means to suit you if you want, but why bother saying anything if you’re going to make up the meanings of words?
Can you tell me what a “leftist” is? Or what they might want for the world? Can you tell me what a Nazi is? And then why you think there are parallels?
I just don’t believe that anyone who understands what these words mean would think they are alike.
Who all is arguing in support of Left-Wing extremism? Other than select instances, most users on lemmy do not by any means support tankies. I for one can’t stand them.
They can be just as out of touch with reality as a MAGA extremist, but to say both sides are the same is blatantly false. Far-Right extremism is spreading across the globe and it threatens and takes lives and destroys family systems.
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“I agree, this fascist ploy that removed fundamental rights from dozens of millions of women is dangeroous! But have you considered this scenario I imagined that impacted nobody irl? Totally the same!”
Left wing extremism is better because it’s morally correct.
If you can understand that extremism isn’t inherently good or bad, what matters is what’s correct, why do you have to lie and pretend the left supports racism, discriminatuon, ostracism, and bigotry when the extreme left combats those as foundation?
This is a mind-numbing take only possible by a privledged person who has never spoken to a leftist, only heard about them through Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, and Ben Shapiro.
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You are right-wing, so that’s true. You’ve also been repeating LibsOfTikTok-style lies about the left “transing kids,” which is debunked nonsense, and is in fact transphobic to peddle. I haven’t seen any homophobia from you yet, but the other 2 are correct.
Extremism is not good or bad, just like being in the middle is not good or bad either. What matters is what’s correct.
For example, between being pro-fascism and anti-fascism, anti-fascism is both extreme and correct.
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I don’t preach, I’m not religious. You’re now putting words directly in my mouth because that’s all you’ve done from the start: lie about fake leftists that hurt your feelings.
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No. Completely different and entirely incompatible.