• Carl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 day ago

    described himself as ‘a little to the left, a little to the right – but not radical’

    Why do all of the worst people describe themselves as centrists? Is it because they’re rightly ashamed of how far right they are?

      • Damarcusart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        21 hours ago

        Yeah, I think this is it. People in the west are taught that “extremism” is always bad, so people like this with views far outside the norm are afraid to think of themselves as “extremists” instead insisting that everyone else “secretly” agrees with them. Of course, based on what I know is happening in Germany right now, this may not be all that far off in this instance.

    • MarxusMaximus [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      The article seems to describe him as a victim of German propaganda. German propaganda keeps claiming all jews are zionists and zionism is Judaism. In the article he says he’s fine with jews who oppose zionism.