We must be living in parallel universes with HN being our only interdimensional link.
On the far-right, we have authoritarian politicians openly mingling with fascists and neonazis. Le Pen in France, Reform in UK, whatever parties in Germany and Italy... Not to speak of the counties where they are _already_ in power like Hungary.
On the far-left we have... well actually, who is left enough that they'd be as "far" as the fascists and neonazis are on the right of the spectrum? I'm not aware of any party or politician with any sort of influence that'd be that far left. Is anyone proposing full-on marxism? USSR-style or chinese-style central planning (not that anyone on the left considers these a model to repeat)? The "communist" and "socialist" parties are wayyyy more centrist. The political horseshoe actually looks more like a hook.
Could you explain how Reform UK is "far right", and which neonazis and fascists Reform politicians are mingling with?
I am from the UK, and follow UK politics closely. Seems I missed these "far right" policy announcements and neonazi affiliations?
I read one mention of a local councillor who'd shared an inappropriate post and was immediately suspended from the party. Is that how you're concluding that Reform UK is a nazi-adjacent party?
Le Penn and Reform are slightly to the right of centre.
Anyone that goes againt the replacement of the native populations of Europe is being smeared as far right.
Talking about "parallel universe", to claim that Le Pen or Reform UK are authoritarian and "openly mingling with fascists and neonazis" is pure fantasy.
But if that's what you think then surely many left-wing parties in Europe must be far left, too. For instance when the leader of the main left-wing party (and 3rd largest party in Parliament) in France says that he wants to get rid of capitalism.
You're posting this in a thread about an article where a bunch of "left" politicians are trying to pass sweeping surveillance legislation. Yet you expect people to take their proclamations that they just want "functional healthcare" at face value?
I have yet to see a single communist that can discuss like a rational human being. They have no problem with contradiction, non-sense, things that plainly do not work, things that are false, things that are false sometimes (when they need them to be) but are otherwise true.
Not once, not in any debates, online, or in real life. It's truly a virus of the psyche. It is remarkable.
If you use random social media posts and memes from a low level party member you can equally argue that Labour is a nest of dangerous communists and Hamas sympathisers, and make similar absurd claims against all parties.
On the far-right, we have authoritarian politicians openly mingling with fascists and neonazis. Le Pen in France, Reform in UK, whatever parties in Germany and Italy... Not to speak of the counties where they are _already_ in power like Hungary.
On the far-left we have... well actually, who is left enough that they'd be as "far" as the fascists and neonazis are on the right of the spectrum? I'm not aware of any party or politician with any sort of influence that'd be that far left. Is anyone proposing full-on marxism? USSR-style or chinese-style central planning (not that anyone on the left considers these a model to repeat)? The "communist" and "socialist" parties are wayyyy more centrist. The political horseshoe actually looks more like a hook.