(July 26, 2016 at 1:34 pm)Mathilda Wrote: To explain where I am coming from:
- Exceptionalism, they believe their race is superior
- Fiercely nationalistic
- Claim to be anti-establishment
- Right wing
- They deliberately appeal to the disenfranchised
- Yet are happy to also lie
- They demonise minorities
- They incite violence for political gain to the extent that the law allows
- Scape-goating of a foreign religions and immigrants
- They glorify the military
Seems like an association fallacy to me. Basically Reductio ad Hitlerum. Might be able to argue for Trump on a couple of these but UKIP is stretching it IMO. But hey, lumping anything right of centre into one big pot of racism seems to be the done thing so have at it.
Could I interest you in my left wing Corbynite version?
- Feminism. Assume everyone is the same homogeneous mass except for when it comes to paying the bill
- Fiercely internationalist and multi-cultural
- Claim to be free thinking
- Left wing
- They deliberately appeal to pseudo-intellectuals
- Yet are happy to also lie (found this one amusing)
- They glorify cultural diversity
- Will be as vitriolic and inciteful as the right but claim they're progressive and peaceful
- Ignore obvious problems with foreign religions and mass immigration
- They glorify pacifism