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@kctipton well much like the far-right it is hard to distinguish which statements originate from the russians/china themselves. The only clue we have is the friendliness of the far-right/left, and the general consistency in talking points, often expressed in ways that are self-defeating or meant to be divisive.
depends on the country you are talking about. In the USA a huge portion of the left is "far-left" and radicalized in all sorts of ways (just as the USA has a huge far-right problem)... Thankfully in much (not all) of the rest of the world you'd be right, there isnt much of a far-left or far-right in say, the Netherlands. The prevelance of the far-left seems limited to the USA, but for anyone not on the extremes of the spectrum they are a very obvious and pervasive group for sure.
In fact the USA is so polarized they tend to exist on the extremes of almost any issue, even non-political ones.
@freemo @andytiedye @kctipton , I'm a libertarian communist, about as far left as you can get, and there really aren't many people where I am. Even the progressives are middle of the political spectrum, at best....
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There are quite a few aspects of what constitutes "far-left"... not all far-left is the same.. sure communism is fairly far left but its not that simple... there is a long checklist of things that exist somewhere on the left and there is even much wiggle room within the tip of the spectrum. Maybe, for example your a communist who beleives in gun rights, and therefore show perhaps a few extreme views but mixed along the spectrum. You also dont have to be full on communist to be far left, europe is still capitalist and not even socialist for example, pro socialism would be pretty far left in european terms too (though keep in mind im not talking about the casual use of socialism as a term. but actual socialism, which doesnt exist in almost any modern governments).