both the far-left and the far-right are every bit as despicable as they claim each other are.
False Equivalence™
I think that the far-left and far-right are both despicable and I think that both are a threat to American freedoms. Maybe in different ways, but both are despicable and threatening enough that I don’t prefer either.
Can you give a common example of something you consider to be “far left” and “a threat to American freedoms”? I ask because I consider myself pretty far to the left, and am not sure who I am threatening.
You can’t be that far left. He’s talking about those who would seek to impose Leftist policies on others, as Marx advocated. There are Leftist ideas that inhibit freedom. Anarchy is extreme Left, but how much freedom is there when there is no law? Don’t be too self-righteous.
Exactly, this is the type of stuff I’m talking about, as well as the not uncommon desire amongst left-wingers extremists who oppose freedom of speech, which others mentioned earlier.