▲ 730 ▼ Centre Party (media.piefed.zip) submitted 3 weeks ago by inari@piefed.zip to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_Party_%28Netherlands%29
[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 190 points 3 weeks ago (9 children) "I'm neither right not left" = far-right. Always. permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] cabbage@piefed.social 21 points 3 weeks ago Some green parties tried the same nonsense for a while, though I think they all admit to being left by now. The argument was that they'd work independently of party blocks with climate as the only issue. Of course right wing politics are always an environmental disaster, but sometimes you would see unusual constellations in local politics. permalink fedilink source parent [–] inari@piefed.zip [S] 70 points 3 weeks ago (4 children) Yep, it's called Fish Hook Theory: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 12 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children) The main difference between "neither left nor right" and far-right is hypocrisy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child) Or sometimes denial permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiger@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago Don’t forget idiocy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dreamkeeper@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago Nah it's not that complicated. Nazis are just lying manipulative fucks. That's their main thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Airfried@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago Reminder that the Nazis literally called themselves National Socialists. They were the opposite of course and swiftly destroyed any trace of socialism once they were in power. That's what far-rights do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago* also notice the confusing "centre party" means they are "both sides", its to trick would be voters into voting for them who dont care enough to read past thier party name. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DekSomBoon@lemmy.today 1 point 3 weeks ago Wasn't fascism originally about being neither right nor left, but then it got sort of absorbed (or bought out) by the right to combat the left? Thats atleast how I've understood it, and of course there is so much more to fascism than that but thats just how i'd summarize it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cabbage@piefed.social 21 points 3 weeks ago Some green parties tried the same nonsense for a while, though I think they all admit to being left by now. The argument was that they'd work independently of party blocks with climate as the only issue. Of course right wing politics are always an environmental disaster, but sometimes you would see unusual constellations in local politics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] inari@piefed.zip [S] 70 points 3 weeks ago (4 children) Yep, it's called Fish Hook Theory: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 12 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children) The main difference between "neither left nor right" and far-right is hypocrisy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child) Or sometimes denial permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiger@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago Don’t forget idiocy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dreamkeeper@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago Nah it's not that complicated. Nazis are just lying manipulative fucks. That's their main thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 12 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children) The main difference between "neither left nor right" and far-right is hypocrisy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child) Or sometimes denial permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiger@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago Don’t forget idiocy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child) Or sometimes denial permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tiger@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago Don’t forget idiocy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dreamkeeper@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago Nah it's not that complicated. Nazis are just lying manipulative fucks. That's their main thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Airfried@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago Reminder that the Nazis literally called themselves National Socialists. They were the opposite of course and swiftly destroyed any trace of socialism once they were in power. That's what far-rights do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago* also notice the confusing "centre party" means they are "both sides", its to trick would be voters into voting for them who dont care enough to read past thier party name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DekSomBoon@lemmy.today 1 point 3 weeks ago Wasn't fascism originally about being neither right nor left, but then it got sort of absorbed (or bought out) by the right to combat the left? Thats atleast how I've understood it, and of course there is so much more to fascism than that but thats just how i'd summarize it permalink fedilink source parent