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I believe the far right is more dangerous to America because they don't see democracy as something worth defending.
In the words of Benjamin Franklin "There Never Was a Good War or a Bad Peace."
Did you read his 'leaning'?
Historically? They took their que from the Soviet Union, for example when the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact was signed the far left in the U.S. was anti-war but when Hitler invaded poof they were magically pro-war. Funny how that works huh?
That is why so many of us left wing types are service veterans...
I think anything taken too far is dangerous for America.
I fixed it for you. No need to thank me.I believe the far left is more dangerous to America because they don't see democracy as something worth defending.
Hmm...Reagan was pretty far right...and I don't know about you but that quote seems to show that the right thinks democracy is something worth defending.Ronald Reagan said:Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
Irrelevant.
He is not a libertarian. Libertarians don't promote the causes he does, not a chance.
Hmm...Reagan was pretty far right...and I don't know about you but that quote seems to show that the right thinks democracy is something worth defending.
Who do you see as "far right"?The deficits and debts were caused by increased military spending, which were justified considering that the United States was in the midst of the Cold War. Stagflation ended under Reagan, it did not continue. Inflation was dramatically reduced from 13.58 under Carter's last year to 4.08 at the end of Reagan's last year. In 1986 the inflation rate was only 1.91.*obvious child said:Your definition of "right" is disturbing then.
Insane deficits and debts (at the time), massive government, policies that kept stagflation going, unsustainable military buildup way in excess of what was necessary to stop a conventional Soviet attack, foreign interventions all over the planet, terrorist funding and overthrowing legitimate democratic regimes in South America...
"Far Right"
Extremism is bad. Period.
Who do you see as "far right"?The deficits and debts were caused by increased military spending, which were justified considering that the United States was in the midst of the Cold War.
Stagflation ended under Reagan, it did not continue.
If you are referring to the Iran Contra Affair, the general consensus has been that Reagan didn't know about it, but he should have. Look up the Tower Commission for information on that.
Reagan's military spending was coupled with Congresses increased welfare spending and spending on other social programs like medicare, medicaid, etc. Many of these spending increases were initiated during Reagans second term when democrats had control. Spending on social programs was enormous. Congress, not the President, really has the control over what is spent or not. Even if Reagan had balanced the budget, I would not give him as much credit as the Congress. I give the Congress under Clinton more credit than Clinton himself.Except during Reagan's time the only thing the US lagged behind was in biological and chemical weapons. We had vastly superior nuclear weapons, technology and the means to win a conventional war. The only reason to spend that kind of money was to make the Soviets go broke. In terms of actual defense, it was overkill.
Except that Reagan's fiscal policy kept it going far longer then necessary. If he had simply let Volcker do his thing, stagflation would ended far sooner. Tossing billions of dollars into the money supply without any corresponding increases in assets and asset values leads to inflation. Volcker had to create an artificial recession to reduce inflation. Had Reagan cut back on the increases to the money supply, Volcker would have either been able to not raise interest rates so high or have stopped the artificial recession much sooner.
Fiscal conservative, Reagan was not.
The notion that Reagan was a blind idiot is something I'll never buy.
Considering Reagan to be on the right is highly disturbing. Big spending, big deficits, big government and anti-democratic actions across the planet. Huh. Really.
Both would presumably be more dangerous, but I would suggest that the extreme elements of one ideology would be more dangerous when an identified ideology is under power. So basically, when the right is in power, the extreme right is most dangerous, and when the left is in power, the extreme left is in power. However, I am seldom worried unlike some
Both would presumably be more dangerous, but I would suggest that the extreme elements of one ideology would be more dangerous when an identified ideology is under power. So basically, when the right is in power, the extreme right is most dangerous, and when the left is in power, the extreme left is in power. However, I am seldom worried unlike some
What would you consider Far Right to be? Anarchism came to mind at first, but it can't be that, can it? I'd prefer if a Republican/Conservative would define it please.
Anarchism and fascism aren't really on the left-right scale....
Of course I am going to say the far right. Extreme religious right wingers represent all the things that bother me about the USA, at least so far as social issues. I'm going to bet right wingers see it the exact opposite!
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