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To ask what ‘far right’ means to you?

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Rainbowsponge · 01/08/2024 18:52

Let’s not make this a Southport thread, just a political one. I consider myself a centrist and voted Lib Dem (to get us back in EU but that’s another story).

There’s been a lot of talk of ‘far right’ on here over the last few days, but very few observations on what far right actually means. To me it means things like capital punishment, enforced religion, open state misogyny, a blanket ban on abortion, homosexuality being outlawed, that sort of thing.

To me, having justified concerns about immigration, having views on new house building, voting Conservative or disapproving of Just Stop Oil protestors doesn’t make you ‘far right’. Centre or right of centre perhaps, but not far right.

What do you think?

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Beth216 · 01/08/2024 18:59

To me it means white supremacists.

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Rainbowsponge · 01/08/2024 18:59

StormingNorman · 01/08/2024 18:58

Racist jingoistic bigots.

I say that from a centre right perspective with liberal views on immigration.

So, Australia? China? Japan? All of which have very strict immigration laws compared to here?

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StormingNorman · 01/08/2024 18:58

Racist jingoistic bigots.

I say that from a centre right perspective with liberal views on immigration.

Izzymoon · 01/08/2024 18:58

It depends though doesn’t it, justified is subjective.

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Rainbowsponge · 01/08/2024 18:57

lilyrabbit2 · 01/08/2024 18:56

I know you said not to mention Southport but those rioters epitomise far right for me. Thick, white, middle aged, small minded men who can't tolerate or understand anything other than their own narrow views. Hence why they also hate homosexuality and women. And why they go abroad to order full English breakfasts and pints of John smiths. To me it's pure ignorance teamed with aggression. If they don't want to learn about other ways of life, fine. But they actively try to violently abolish them.

Is racism, ageism and sexism ‘far right’ to you? Would you say Saudi Arabia is far right?

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lilyrabbit2 · 01/08/2024 18:56

I know you said not to mention Southport but those rioters epitomise far right for me. Thick, white, middle aged, small minded men who can't tolerate or understand anything other than their own narrow views. Hence why they also hate homosexuality and women. And why they go abroad to order full English breakfasts and pints of John smiths. To me it's pure ignorance teamed with aggression. If they don't want to learn about other ways of life, fine. But they actively try to violently abolish them.