Question about the Right Wing

[Jason Harvestdancer]

On this board I see the phrases "far right" and "extreme right" used an awful lot to describe political opponents. It made me wonder.
What does it mean to be just plain right, neither extreme nor moderate?
What does it mean to be moderate right or center right?

Do they even exist? Or is all of the right either far or extreme?

 

[Spacetime Inhabitant]

The concept of the line that has extreme left on one end and extreme right on the other is often criticized as simplistic, but it still has its uses.
So, on the right side of this line we start with centre-right, then plain/moderate right, then far right, extreme right, and ultra-right.
Why does it seem that far right and extreme right terms are so often used? It is because they are the noisiest, most heard voice of the right, and nowadays there are a large quantity of them. Also, because the Republican Party has moved so far right that most of them qualify for these two categories. So, the moderate right has been reduced and is drowned out by the extremists.
One can be moderate right and yet still support so-called progressive ideas like universal health care and free choice regarding abortions, and also still retain integrity even if fairly conservative socially and/or economically. The extremists are not only extreme with their views, but also acting in bad faith, so opposing ideas/policies not necessarily because they actually believe they are bad but for personal political gain.

 

[ZiprHead]

Left, middle, and right explained.

 

[TSwizzle]

On this board I see the phrases "far right" and "extreme right" used an awful lot to describe political opponents. It made me wonder.
What does it mean to be just plain right, neither extreme nor moderate?
What does it mean to be moderate right or center right?

Do they even exist? Or is all of the right either far or extreme?

On this board, extreme right, Qanon nazi etc is applicable to anyone who has the slightest disagreement with the prevailing views. I’m sure you know this.

 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

Left, middle, and right explained.

What a stupid video. Also, wrong answer. I'm not asking "left center right", I'm asking "center right, right, far right". Robert (fourth) Reich isn't a useful contribution. All he contributes is "they're a bunch of extreme meanies". I can see why that sort of argument would appeal to you.

 

[Patooka]

Do they even exist?

No. Happy to help. Whether or not you have a red baseball cap is what educated people call superfluous.

 

[Patooka]

On this board I see the phrases "far right" and "extreme right" used an awful lot to describe political opponents. It made me wonder.
What does it mean to be just plain right, neither extreme nor moderate?
What does it mean to be moderate right or center right?

Do they even exist? Or is all of the right either far or extreme?

On this board, extreme right, Qanon nazi etc is applicable to anyone who has the slightest disagreement with the prevailing views. I’m sure you know this.

No, it can also apply to ignorants who get their information from The Daily Mail as well...

 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

Do they even exist?

No. Happy to help. Whether or not you have a red baseball cap is what educated people call superfluous.

So according to you all right is far right. There is no center right or moderate right.

 

[Patooka]

Do they even exist?

No. Happy to help. Whether or not you have a red baseball cap is what educated people call superfluous.

So according to you all right is far right. There is no center right or moderate right.

Yep. That's called the left nowadays.

 

[Swammerdami]

On this board I see the phrases "far right" and "extreme right" used an awful lot to describe political opponents. It made me wonder.
What does it mean to be just plain right, neither extreme nor moderate?
What does it mean to be moderate right or center right?

Do they even exist? Or is all of the right either far or extreme?

On this board, extreme right, Qanon nazi etc is applicable to anyone who has the slightest disagreement with the prevailing views. I’m sure you know this.

This caricatured view of rational centrist and leftist thought is a good example of why right-wingers seem increasingly extreme.

 

[Patooka]

Do they even exist?

No. Happy to help. Whether or not you have a red baseball cap is what educated people call superfluous.

So according to you all right is far right. There is no center right or moderate right.

Yep. That's called the left nowadays.

Also, who the fuck do you think you are kidding? It's pretty obvious you think centre is "everyone who agrees with Jason". At least I have a pair of balls and am willing to say I lean left. Grow a pair son.

 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

Do they even exist?

No. Happy to help. Whether or not you have a red baseball cap is what educated people call superfluous.

So according to you all right is far right. There is no center right or moderate right.

Yep. That's called the left nowadays.

Also, who the fuck do you think you are kidding? It's pretty obvious you think centre is "everyone who agrees with Jason". At least I have a pair of balls and am willing to say I lean left. Grow a pair son.

I don't consider myself center though.

I'm in one of the corners of that chart, just not a right corner or left corner.

Having a spectrum implies points along the spectrum exist. Your position is that the area between center and far right is empty. So tell me, what would make someone center-right or moderate-right.

 

[southernhybrid]

There used to be a center right, but in recent years, it's vanished, especially in the US.

The center right were fiscally responsible people, who agreed with a moderate amount of necessary regulations, didn't usually think that billionaires deserved huge tax breaks, supported most aspects of social things, such as gay rights and marriage, and were often willing to compromise with the left. Those are just a few examples of the center right that we once had. Are there any of those left in our Congress? If you think so, please point them out to me.

Even my fairly conservative former representative, Drew Ferguson, chose not to run again, due to the extremism he saw in his party. Now we have some Trump endorsed idiot, who beat the other candidates who may not have been as extreme as him.

 

[Toni]

Do they even exist?

No. Happy to help. Whether or not you have a red baseball cap is what educated people call superfluous.

So according to you all right is far right. There is no center right or moderate right.

Yep. That's called the left nowadays.

Sadly enough.

 

[Toni]

Do they even exist?

No. Happy to help. Whether or not you have a red baseball cap is what educated people call superfluous.

So according to you all right is far right. There is no center right or moderate right.

Yep. That's called the left nowadays.

Also, who the fuck do you think you are kidding? It's pretty obvious you think centre is "everyone who agrees with Jason". At least I have a pair of balls and am willing to say I lean left. Grow a pair son.

I don't consider myself center though.

I'm in one of the corners of that chart, just not a right corner or left corner.

Having a spectrum implies points along the spectrum exist. Your position is that the area between center and far right is empty. So tell me, what would make someone center-right or moderate-right.

To me, you seem to be or to believe yourself to be a fiscal libertarian. But on social issues you seem to be definitely right of center. I tend to see you fairly far right of center but maybe others do not.

You would not like my opinion of ‘libertarians,’ from a political POV.

 

[Copernicus]

In my view, center right and center left refer to people who favor negotiations, agreements, and compromises on proposed solutions to public problems. Those who favor radical solutions and take a hard line on proposed solutions tend to be seen as extremists. Individuals and groups can shift back and forth on the left-right scale over the course of a lifetime. Most moderate conservatives seem to be more focused on social traditions, economic issues, and national defense. Moderate liberals tend to be more focused on public health and safety, civil rights, and economic opportunity.

 

[TSwizzle]

On this board I see the phrases "far right" and "extreme right" used an awful lot to describe political opponents. It made me wonder.
What does it mean to be just plain right, neither extreme nor moderate?
What does it mean to be moderate right or center right?

Do they even exist? Or is all of the right either far or extreme?

On this board, extreme right, Qanon nazi etc is applicable to anyone who has the slightest disagreement with the prevailing views. I’m sure you know this.

This caricatured view of rational centrist and leftist thought is a good example of why right-wingers seem increasingly extreme.

lol, you are the worst offender in this regard.

 

[Swammerdami]

On this board I see the phrases "far right" and "extreme right" used an awful lot to describe political opponents. It made me wonder.
What does it mean to be just plain right, neither extreme nor moderate?
What does it mean to be moderate right or center right?

Do they even exist? Or is all of the right either far or extreme?

On this board, extreme right, Qanon nazi etc is applicable to anyone who has the slightest disagreement with the prevailing views. I’m sure you know this.

This caricatured view of rational centrist and leftist thought is a good example of why right-wingers seem increasingly extreme.

lol, you are the worst offender in this regard.

Oh, I admit it: Even though I'm centrist on most actual issues, I fall for most of the "progressive tripe":
I think treason should be a crime; I'd prefer not to have a psychopathic grifter in the White House; I think Barack Obama was born in the U.S.A.

And I think anthropogenic climate change is real.

 

[Politesse]

The center right are the "undecided voters" who crop up around election season, dithering between expressing discomfort at the far right takeover of the Republican party and the crass behavior of its current bellwether, yet restrained by pathological fear of socialism and forced demographic diversity. They are ultimately driven more by an anxious preference for the maintenance of the status quo as they understand it than by any desire to drag the system any further left or right, and may vote for either party depending on which of those conflicting impulses wins. Their net impact on the system, however, is to drag the politics of both major parties in a more traditionally conservative direction. As is, after all, much more in line with American culture as it has generally been constructed over the past three centuries. Comapred to other nations, your average white American is liberal-ish around personal rights, neoconservative on economics, and fundamentally steered by practiced or inherited Protestant ideology on social issues.

 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

Do they even exist?

No. Happy to help. Whether or not you have a red baseball cap is what educated people call superfluous.

So according to you all right is far right. There is no center right or moderate right.

Yep. That's called the left nowadays.

Also, who the fuck do you think you are kidding? It's pretty obvious you think centre is "everyone who agrees with Jason". At least I have a pair of balls and am willing to say I lean left. Grow a pair son.

I don't consider myself center though.

I'm in one of the corners of that chart, just not a right corner or left corner.

Having a spectrum implies points along the spectrum exist. Your position is that the area between center and far right is empty. So tell me, what would make someone center-right or moderate-right.

To me, you seem to be or to believe yourself to be a fiscal libertarian. But on social issues you seem to be definitely right of center. I tend to see you fairly far right of center but maybe others do not.

Fascinating. So when I want to legalize drugs and prostitution, that makes me right of center? When I want to shut down the DEA and try all its employees under Nuremberg-style trials, that make me right of center? When I congratulated the military on switching from don't-ask-don't-tell to allowing gays to serve, that makes me right of center?

I know, I know. It is when I saw Antifa burning down buildings and said "that is bad" because only far right wingers think building down buildings is bad.

You would not like my opinion of ‘libertarians,’ from a political POV.

It is very predictable on this board. Something like "anarchist fascists who want to be hermits and rob everyone".