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It's someone from the right. It's always someone from the right. Every single time
Popping off solo is an exclusively conservative extremist position
Leftist extremism is group based
The guy who shot up the Congressional baseball game was at least a socdem, wasn't he?
Huh... Yeah, apparently. I guess I'll have to start saying every time instead of literally every time now
Couldn't the Unabomber be debatably extreme left? Not that it really matters, because going extreme enough in either direction ends up pretty close to the other--horseshoe theory or something.
Unabomber was 30+ years ago, and he explicitly identifies the left with society's problems
Here is a nice summary of how the Unabomber (and apparently the author of the article) perceived the left:
https://medium.com/@eric.johnson7654/i-agree-with-the-unabomber-about-leftists-4cc100896e64
Horshoe theory is bullshit.
Politics do not exist in a spectrum, that's insane. Extremism is one dimension of many that describe a political position
I think the point is that if you go extreme enough on any part of the spectrum/plot/whatever, you're going to be supportive of generally unpalatable/harmful ideology.
Yeah, I know. That's what I'm saying is bullshit
Generally, on one extreme you have a distopian nightmare, on the other extreme you have something impractical, but would be great if it worked
And willingness to do violence to achieve political goals is another axis. On one extreme, you use violence against everyone not part of your group. On the other, even the slightest property damage or inconvenience to others is unacceptable
Those aren't the same thing. One option is horrible, the other is impractical, but wouldn't it be nice if it worked?
That's fair, I agree with that.