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Originally Posted by JU_88
I'd like to know how do you think we got here exactly?
10 years ago the rise of the 'far right' or nationalism was was unpopular as it was unthinkable .
So what changed in that time? Hint: it wasn't the 2008 economic crash- that very clearly and immediately gave rise to both economic socialist and libertarian movements - not nationalism/tribalism. [...]'
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For me it is not about left or right, they both take what they need to push their agenda. What i said and what is still my opinion is that a certain education will usually not put you at the
far(!) right of the spectrum. And, with the knowledge and experience of the past decades also not at the
far(!) left.
But what is an almost neutral stance in Europe seems to be far left in the US. I cannot imagine anymore what communism is for the US, when liberals or democrats are already described as being "ultra-left".
Regarding evolution or where social development or science have brought humans .. certain distinctive human attributes that have contributed to the development of scientific inquiry and logical deduction have somewhat paradoxically generated knowledge which denies humanity its value and distinctiveness in this big uncaring universe. The earth is not the center of the universe, mankind is most probably not alone, and the earth's peoples' shortcomings outweigh the accomplishments.
A lot of people find this hard to take, so
i take it that denying science is their only way to get that warm and fuzzy feeling of self-importance back.