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Trojan T-shirt targets German right-wing rock fans

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Re: Trojan T-shirt targets German right-wing rock fans

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Post by borism »

djeikyb wrote: post #58
borism wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Moreover, any scientist could tell you that the left-right spectrum itself is a hideously handicapped model of political values. Left/Right spectrum - absolutely. That's why modern spectrum is 2-dimensional, and I totally for expanding it into 3rd and further dimensions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_spectrum#Other_multi-... That doesn't mean that we can't more or less precisely place one or the other politi…

His presidency has been centrist, but his rhetoric was and is leftist. I am not a Tea Partier.

His presidency has been centrist

isn't this the only thing that matters? After all we're talking about President Obama, not Senator Obama (which is a totally different topic)

Re: Trojan T-shirt targets German right-wing rock fans

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nhebb wrote: post #34
erikb wrote: post #23

I'm a German and I wonder if the word "right-wing" is understood in the same way by US Americans as it is understood by us. Because of our past, we treat everything coming from the "right" as being totally wrong and stupid (which might be good or not). But I think in other countries, with another historical background, right-wing might mean just conservative, not skinhead racist. As far as I know, right-wing in China…

The part I didn't understand was that the slogan for the concert was "Never again communism - Freedom for Germany". Do I take this to mean that anyone opposing communism is considered a right-winger in eastern Germany?

In most of the world where the political "center" isn't as strong as it is in the US, the conflict between extreme left - the autonomen, who are primarily anarchist and to a lesser degree, communist - and the extreme right - neo-nazis is a more central part of the political landscape.

The same thing happens here in the US, where neo-nazis respond to groups like Anti-Racist Action by forming front groups with names like "Anti-Communist Action". Its just that both sides are far overshadowed by more moderate liberal and conservative elements.

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