A fitting saying, don’t you think? Extreme right-wingers are often seen as uptight and unable to cope with change, while the extreme left is classed as having more than a few screws loose. The irony is simply too much.
Anyways, I didn’t come here to discuss the hidden sociopolitical meanings behind the saying that reminds you which way to turn a screw. No, my goal here is to explain the difference between liberals and ultra-liberals, since there seems to be a rather large amount of people who don’t get it. In short: the “left” is not one big group with one set of goals, just as the “right” is not a single group. It’s called a political spectrum for a reason.
So what touched me off this time? Interestingly enough, a Wikipedia article about zombietime, a far right-wing blog run by some amateur photographer too cowardly to call himself (herself?) anything but “zombie,” let alone put up a contact link. In short, this person likes to frequent extremist left-wing rallies, claiming to be showing the world the dangers of the liberal mind when given a picket sign and something to yell about. Normally this wouldn’t bother me. Heck, I get scared when I see anarchists and feminazis mingling in the streets, yelling about the Man and how he’s putting everyone down (as he lets the protesters roam the streets). But what zombie does that pisses me off is group these loonies in with the rest of us liberals. In short, anarchists are the same as moderately anti-Bush soccer moms to him. This irritates me to no end.
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