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You see the phrase "right wing extremist" brandied alot right now because recently there was a government report on the buildup of militias and right wing groups, on what we should look out for etc. Some normal conservatives got butt hurt about it for no reason and made the stupid accusation that the government/liberals think all conservatives are right wing extremists. I've heard the term come much more often from conservatives bitching and moaning then I have from actual liberals.
To me a right wing extremist is anyone who threatens or performs a terrorist or violent act in order to instill fear or to achieve political gains.
I keep seeing comments in the media, on this board and elsewhere throwing around the label “right-wing extremist”. While I understand the need for some to marginalize a viewpoint instead of debating it, I am left wondering what people must think a “right-wing extremist” is.
I consider myself to be a “traditionalist” and am:
1. Pro-life,
2. Pro 2nd Amendment,
3. for a small government,
4. for a reduction in taxes,
5. for traditional marriage (but support a change in laws for equitable tax rates, etc.),
6. opposed to government interference in health care,
7. for minimal government regulation of business,
8. strict enforcement of immigration laws (including border protection),
9. for Gitmo,
10. opposed to granting terrorist the same Constitutional rights as legitimate Americans,
11. Pro death penalty,
12. for strict interpretation of the Constitution.
This is just a quick-list off the top of my head but hopefully you’ll get the idea.
Is this what you consider a “right-wing” extremist”?
You sound like most Tea Party candidates, who the left labels as extreme. I call you a Great American!
No, Bill Ayres was a left-wing extremist. Left-wing extremists normally commit property crimes, whereas right-wing extremists normally kill.so bill ayres is a right wing extremist?
I dont know, I heard somewhere obama has received more death threats than any other president. Probably little things like that make them say those things.
what is funny is that the GOP of today is really not any different than the Reagan era but the libs today are far far more leftwing than the days of Jim Wright or even Bill Clinton. I hear this crap that the GOP is far more rightwing yet on what issues compared to Reagan?
No, Bill Ayres was a left-wing extremist. Left-wing extremists normally commit property crimes, whereas right-wing extremists normally kill.
Bill Ayres never killed anyone nor did he intend to kill.
Wait, I thought the Tea Party was supposed to be about taxes and spending?
Hold on, same guy, different signs. What's up with that?
The posters were horrible, no doubt about it. And the hatred for Bush was palatable. But a majority of the posters were anarcho-fascists, a Libertarian faction and they tend to be trouble makers at all protests.Exactly, the guy was never even arrested. Don't you think if some guy showed up at different protests with signs that threatened Obama he would have been jailed?
I dont know, I heard somewhere obama has received more death threats than any other president. Probably little things like that make them say those things.
Bit of a bombshell at this morning's Homeland Security Committee hearing:
U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan dismissed published reports that the level of death threats against President Obama are four times greater than typical threat levels against recent presidents — claiming the current volume of threats is comparable to that under George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
"It's not [a] 400 percent [increase]," Sullivan said ... "I'm not sure where that number comes from," he said, adding that the number of threats against Obama "are the same level as it has been [against] the last two presidents."
No, Bill Ayres was a left-wing extremist. Left-wing extremists normally commit property crimes, whereas right-wing extremists normally kill.
I think Bill Ayres was considered more of an "activist" or a "radical" rather than an extremist. And you're right, the left tend to destroy property in protest of an issue, while the right tend to destroy peoples lives. And that is why some on the right are considered "extremists" as opposed to "activists."No, Bill Ayres was a left-wing extremist. Left-wing extremists normally commit property crimes, whereas right-wing extremists normally kill.
Bill Ayres never killed anyone nor did he intend to kill.
I think Bill Ayres was considered more of an "activist" or a "radical" rather than an extremist.
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