Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

You are nicer than I am when Some one ticks me off. I like your style.

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astrolite

Thank You for todays liberal laughable rant. I'm guessing that you are a worshiper of the Klintoons and don't like how I spell it??

Glaucon

I have heard for a long time about the extreme political right and the massive research that has investigated and analyzed it. The apparently solid evidence that such a group exists and is an offshoot of the Republican party , is compelling. However, I have a question: I s there, as wingers would argue, an opposite and equal group that could be called an extreme left political group? Is there such a group? What would this group believe, what would its values be? What extreme liberals do that would identify them? Maybe normal is the other political group. I have been asking myself these questions for many years and I am still asking.
I am coming to believe that right wing extremism is a mental disorder, authoritarian personality disorder. If it is a disorder, disease, why does it have to have opposite extreme? Cancer doesn't have an opposite. T.B doesn't have an opposite. The common cold doesn't have an opposite. I have been asking myself these questions for many years and I am still asking.

Glaucon

I have heard for a long time about the extreme political right and the massive research that has investigated and analyzed it. The apparently solid evidence that such a group exists and is an offshoot of the Republican party , is compelling. However, I have a question: I s there, as wingers would argue, an opposite and equal group that could be called an extreme left political group? Is there such a group? What would this group believe, what would its values be? What extreme liberals do that would identify them? Maybe normal is the other political group. I have been asking myself these questions for many years and I am still asking.
I am coming to believe that right wing extremism is a mental disorder, authoritarian personality disorder. If it is a disorder, disease, why does it have to have opposite extreme? Cancer doesn't have an opposite. T.B doesn't have an opposite. The common cold doesn't have an opposite. I have been asking myself these questions for many years and I am still asking.

MarvinSussman

Glaucon

I have heard for a long time about the extreme political right and the massive research that has investigated and analyzed it. The apparently solid evidence that such a group exists and is an offshoot of the Republican party , is compelling. However, I have a question: I s there, as wingers would argue, an opposite and equal group that could be called an extreme left political group? Is there such a group? What would this group believe, what would its values be? What extreme liberals do that would identify them? Maybe normal is the other political group. I have been asking myself these questions for many years and I am still asking.
I am coming to believe that right wing extremism is a mental disorder, authoritarian personality disorder. If it is a disorder, disease, why does it have to have opposite extreme? Cancer doesn't have an opposite. T.B doesn't have an opposite. The common cold doesn't have an opposite. I have been asking myself these questions for many years and I am still asking.

RetNavyCWO Loc: VA suburb of DC

You're a pretty smart guy, Marvin. Thanks for sharing with us. You have my respect!

Glaucon

I have heard for a long time about the extreme political right and the massive research that has investigated and analyzed it. The apparently solid evidence that such a group exists and is an offshoot of the Republican party , is compelling. However, I have a question: I s there, as wingers would argue, an opposite and equal group that could be called an extreme left political group? Is there such a group? What would this group believe, what would its values be? What extreme liberals do that would identify them? Maybe normal is the other political group. I have been asking myself these questions for many years and I am still asking.
I am coming to believe that right wing extremism is a mental disorder, authoritarian personality disorder. If it is a disorder, disease, why does it have to have opposite extreme? Cancer doesn't have an opposite. T.B doesn't have an opposite. The common cold doesn't have an opposite. I have been asking myself these questions for many years and I am still asking.

jonhatfield Loc: Green Bay, WI

Thank you. Yes, I do like the Clintons. I was for Hillary in 2008.

Gee, I was hoping for more details of your FEMA story. You know, uou should write it as science fiction. It doesn't work as political fiction, but it might sell as science fiction. You could invite Kack and Kickey and Kutton to be characters in your new cartoon version of Animal Farm--a quacky Duck Dynasty tasteful version that would make the best seller list.

astrolite

OK, You got it! The leftist, liberal conspiracy is the CPUSA, exposed many times! It attracts liberals too, Liberals are mentally ill people who make their own reality! Easy to convert to communism, since the 1800s communism has relyed on propaganda and lies, throughly documented, and lies are the lifeblood of liberals! See the connection? And the first time I heard the term "Great Right wing conspiracy was from Hilary after she was exposed as a lifelong communist, (With extra training in Cuba) She said it to DIVERT ATTENTION from herself and Bill. Both proven communists! Luckily I was in public schools when they taught the EVILS of communism, and how to recognize it! Now due to the NEA even the word commnism is forbidden in public schools, where they teach the CULT of environmentalism (another name for communism...as is Progressivism) The only organization of the right is "Patriotism and Love of Country" demonized by the communists! And the definition of Socialism...."The Last Step before Complete Communism". There, does that help you? Just like the Shrink told you, you are a prospective communist, being that you are already a "useful Idiot".

jonhatfield Loc: Green Bay, WI

The rightwingers here on OPP are going to take your argument above as partisan slant, but i think it puts the rightwingnut forum phenomenon in true perspective. The FEMA rightwingnut thingy demonstrates there no real equivalent on the left.

Still, I think there is an extreme left and characteristics or stereotypical characteristics that apply, just that it's scattered, not quite so clubby and obvious a phenomenon...diluted extreme left rather than deluded extreme right. ha. Perhaps the extreme left faded as an organized phenomenon when the Soviet model failed. I still remain puzzled by the early 60s unilateral nuclear disarmament story line which, while not conspiracy story, had to have been communist conspiracy inspired. Not fantasy idea but irrational idea. There was also attempted ideological manipulation of race and war issues. Now it's true the issues are real enough...it's the positions and fabrications around the issues that define the extremes and the outside-the-norm (in plain terms, abnormal) extreme "character" or mindset...which brings us back to the characteristics enumberated in your opening post as in-the-ballpark definition. Now I would add, we all have these characteristics to some degree, thus some validity to "you tooism," but the question is degree that leads to such craziness as many of the extreme right wing OPP posted ideas. Or is it some trigger that move them onto this "different" track? I have a suspicion that unusual life circumstances or experiences, perhaps lower class situation or sense of wrongs to self might be the trigger or perhaps just social isolation (the only instance I have met face to face has lived in isolation all his adult life that I've known of him and is considered "odd" by the community--a yard full of old automobiles...seems harmless and nice enough from my somewhat eccentric viewpoint and an equally isolated late longest friend of my life, was a Clinton fan, but perhaps that was a difference between male and female...another political question of political leanings with stereotype of male conservative and female liberal (no extremes necessarily involved)...and I can just see Sutty going male responsibility versus female taker as explanation of the tendency. ha. Except the female liberals I know are the opposite of takers. Shouldn't have put that stray thought in. ha. You know, I'm not sure this whole subject of rightwingnuttery characterization and related other side stereotyping is politically correct...but it surely is fun and interesting and I agree halfway with rightwing critics of the idea that political correctness is sometimes just a matter of over-politeness. In any case, applying "you too" the extreme right wing has earned as much politically incorrect stereotyping as we can throw at them. Take that, you political freaks!

jonhatfield Loc: Green Bay, WI

CLASSIC...I wonder what what circumstantial trigger made Astroman or Astrowoman (this person sounds as rabid as Carolyn but more into fantasyland) into such an extreme right wing nut?

The NEA made the word Communism forbidden in schools? My National Education Association that refused to combine with the union AFT, American Federation of Teachers. forty years ago? How come the word continues in use in public school history classes then??? That's Astroer or Astroess nonsense about my NEA. You are lying from up there in the Astrosphere. You just don't like anything with the word education involved. You must be a Tea Partyer. Do you home school so the next generation won't be indoctrinated with education?

Loki Loc: Georgia

Of course they have opposites. It's called "good health."

Loki Loc: Georgia

You DISAGREED!! jonhatfield has no solutions, no answers. His entire repetoire consists of lameass attempts at satirizing anyone with the audacity to disagree with his Lilliputian forays into erudition. I personally encourage his contributions, because he makes sponges look smart. I save his posts, indeed, I treasure them; whenever I do something really stupid, I read one of them and feel better about myself. Most of his postings are elegant proof of the Peter Principle.

Randall_S Loc: Big Apple

If I'm not mistaken, FDR and Hitler were both "elected" in 1932/1933, so about the same time.

As for Keynesianism and the rise of the Third Reich, two quick points and I simply don't have time to get into the rest right now:

1. It was Hoover, who in 1939, started the New Deal, in fact. He was the original New Dealer.
2. Keynes himself wrote admiringly of Hitler's economy, as you did.

What's that tell us?