• OccamsRazer@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    No political party has a monopoly on violence, politically motivated or otherwise. But since it can be effectively used to demonize the opposition, it is.

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      3 days ago

      Statistic-wise, the Republicans have a near monopoly, actually. Something like about one quarter Muslim, nearly three quarters Right-Wing, and a slice of three or so percent Leftist.

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        2 days ago

        Republican is not the same thing as right wing by a long shot. I’m assuming you unintentionally conflated republican with right wing extremist, but that confusion illustrates how the statistics can be misleading or represented in different ways depending on what story you want to tell.

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          2 days ago

          In international political comparison, Republicans are right wing extremists. US Democrats are other countries equivalent of conservatives.