Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "Clive Lewis MP, explains to us how the ‘far right’ are ‘undermining democracy’, by being voted in…" video.

  1. How? By convincing them if they elect him he in concert with his/her party will solve all their problems.
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  2. Why is it the Left always fail to understand just what democracy means. Sometimes they seem to think democracy in a representative government means the people have a direct voice in government. A modestly sized city much less a nation state are far too large for such a system to work. The Representative of a district, region or whatever it is called is empowered to act in the interests of the people in that district. All the people. Not just the ones that voted for him or her. And sometimes that representative has to vote on issues in a way that is best for the whole city/region/state/nation even if that nay go against the percieved interests of the people they represent. The modern Left (1) percieve democracy as being a one party state controling legeslative, executive and judicial powers with only minor opposition represtation allowed to maintain the illusion of "democracy". Just look at the post WWll nations that embraced communism. And the titles of those nations. The German Democratic Republic. The only non lie in that name was German. It was neither a Republic or Democratic. And that is just one example. Another issue here is the term Far Right. The Left bandies the term and the label with so little regard for reality it has lost all meaning. Basically anyone to the right if their position on anything is labeled Far Right. This does not mean that Far Right elements do not exist in many societies. But not to the extent that Far Left elements seem to do. Both in my opinion should be shunned as extremists. 1) Personally I have a great deal of distain for the idea that a simple Left or Right label can be used to discribe anyone. Just as Liberal or Conservative can be used to discribe anyone. It is entirely possible for an individual to hold views on different subjects that can be both Left or Right. But far too often the extremists demand ideological purity.
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  3. Facism took a while to die out. And can raise its ugly head again. The regime's of Portugal and Spain took until the 70s to pass a way. Today Latin America seems to be the last possible bastion of facism. Another might be Africa but there it seems hide behind the Socialist label. In reality it is just rule by dictatorship.
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  4. What it means is anyone who holds views or opinions slightly to the right of themselves.
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