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In reply to the discussion: What would you describe as being the most EXTREME Left wing position? [View all]intaglio
(8,170 posts)Take gun control; the spectrum would, probably, begin at background checks, pass through magazine restrictions followed by mechanism limits, into a complete domestic ban, onto a complete ban on manufacture, and attempts to ban international trade in guns. Moderates would probably be happy with the first three but would recognise the damaging effects of moving towards later stages.
Pro-choice is fine but infamously can move into areas of population and genetic control and all with the best of intentions.
Pollution/environmental control is another area where reasonable controls can rapidly become less than practicable especially where the jobs of your compatriots are affected.
The most extreme left positions probably impact the freedom of the individual as much as extreme right positions.