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freshwest

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4. Explain the equivalency you mention with the left and right, please.

Reply to cr8tvlde (Reply #3)

Sat May 12, 2012, 06:34 PM

May 2012

You said: The extreme right and the extreme left have frequently had points of convergence as true radicalism/extremism is authoritarian, lacks individual thought and demands total obedience.

Give examples of leftist movements that are authoritarian. TIA.

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Der Spiegel: How Right-Wing Extremists and Islamists Are the Same [View all] pampango May 2012 OP

There is not a nickel's worth of difference hifiguy May 2012 #1

+1 freshwest May 2012 #5

Religious extremists of *ANY* religion are dangerous. Initech May 2012 #14

There is no fundamental difference between the Pope, Born Agains, & OBL. Dawson Leery May 2012 #17

Ding ding we have a winner malaise May 2012 #2

The extreme right and the extreme left have frequently had points of convergence cr8tvlde May 2012 #3

Explain the equivalency you mention with the left and right, please. freshwest May 2012 #4

Castro's Cuba. nt Flatulo May 2012 #7

Fortunately we don't have to worry about extreme leftism in the U.S. yardwork May 2012 #9

Got that right. What's Ferrari's sig? America: Giving liberals the finger for 43 years? freshwest May 2012 #12

Unfortunately so true. pangaia May 2012 #18

Extremism is as extremism does. nt MrScorpio May 2012 #6

No duh. yardwork May 2012 #8

We at DU have known *THIS* for YEARS!!! BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #10

Yeah, what else is new? Also, xtraxritical May 2012 #11

So true - and in the U.S. we have the American Taliban. polichick May 2012 #13

I have been saying this for years. If you go back and look at my posts , I would guess since 2004. sarcasmo May 2012 #15

Reminds me of the BBC special documentary, "The Power of Nightmares" GETPLANING May 2012 #16