Old Tyrannia wrote:The Blaatschapen wrote:
No, not fair enough.
What dangers do progressive left wingers pose to current society? And if we are ostrocising them, should we then do the same (/more) for the far right, if they pose similar dangers?
We already ostracise the far-right. There are serious social consequences from expressing far-right views publically. On the other hand, radical left-wingers enjoy a near monopoly on positions within certain sectors of society, particularly academia, the publishing establishment, and televised media. That's why there is more open violence fromthe far-right than the far-left. The former lacks meaningful societal and institutional power, so open violence is one of the few resorts available to them to impose their will on others and make their views known. For the far-left, there is much to lose and little to gain from open violence; it's safer and more effective to advance their goals through institutional power as the Oxford academics opposed to Rhodes' statue are doing.
"Radical left wingers"? Please explain.
Also, the televised media is left wing? That's news to me.