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[anotherusedpage]

FUCK fuck fuck fuck they've elected in a BNP counsellor in Barking. Fuck. Fuckit. Fuck.

Fuck. Fuck I don't want to go back. That actually makes the idea of going home more than a little scary. BNP voting neighbours. Fuckit.

(Not actually my constituency, but the boundary's about three doors down the road....)

ETA: Eleven out of thirty-nine counsellors in Barking. And a new BNP counsellor in my home constituency too, too...

knew I should have committed electoral fraud

*spits*

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[anotherusedpage.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Bloody socialist worker.

At present, left-extremism is more socially acceptable than right-extremism

I'd disagree. I'd say that what is considered to be left-extremist is considerably less extreme than that which is considered to be right-extremist. I'd practically count new labour as right-extremist.

I think the far left has almost been totally pushed out of the debate, because even being in the centre looks like being extreme left wing at the moment.

Admittedly, there isn't the same fear of the extreme left than there is of the extreme right. But I partly think that that's just because you hardly ever see the extreme left and so it is no threat, and so not feared the way the extreme right is.

[knirirr.livejournal.com]

You may well be right.
I fear the left more, as most people seem to be sufficiently wary of the right for them to stand no chance of achieving any serious powers. Many friends and acquaintances of mine openly admit to being socialists (I shudder at this), but none would ever admit to being a fascist. I don't recall ever meeting anyone who would.

[anotherusedpage.livejournal.com]

none would ever admit to being a fascist
On the other hand, how many times have you heard the phrase 'I'm not a fascist, but...'

Socialist as a word I think is falling out of fashion. It's not an option on facebook, I seem to remember. I've ended up ticking the box marked 'liberal' a couple of times with gritted teeth, because I wouldn't describe myself as a liberal at all, really...

[knirirr.livejournal.com]

I've heard “I'm not a racist, but...” many times. Of course, racism is not restricted to fascists.

It's also interesting that the word “liberal” has changed. It now seems to mean “socialist”, or something like it, when it used to mean something close to minarchism.