I have sometimes been accused of being "alt-right", or "conservative" (or one of the many derogatory terms used to describe them). Othertimes I have been accused of being a "libtard" (as in, a supporter of the American liberalist party, ie. an American democrat), or a "social justice warrior", or one of the many derogatory terms describing the regressive left.
One time this happened in the comment section of the exact same YouTube video.
The video in question was an excerpt from a news report on immigrant gang violence in Melbourne, Australia, which has gotten completely out of hand (with, for example, shops being raided and looted, homes being invaded, people being mugged on the streets, and so on, by recent immigrants from certain particular African countries.)
Needless to say, the comment section was full of (often rather retarded) comments by both sides of the political spectrum. Some defending immigration and spouting the "not all immigrants" rhetoric. Others criticizing Australia for having enacted very strict gun control policies (a topic that American conservatives just love to hammer on.)
I criticized both sides. I got name-called by both sides, and accused of being an extremist leftist or rightist, with derogatory terms, depending on which comment I was responding to.
Sometimes I feel like holding mostly classical liberal values makes you the enemy of everybody. I suppose that, if we get very technical, that makes me a "centrist". And thus people on the left see you being on the right, and vice-versa. And because they seemingly can only deal in extremes, you will thus be deemed an extremist leftist or rightist from their perspective.
One time this happened in the comment section of the exact same YouTube video.
The video in question was an excerpt from a news report on immigrant gang violence in Melbourne, Australia, which has gotten completely out of hand (with, for example, shops being raided and looted, homes being invaded, people being mugged on the streets, and so on, by recent immigrants from certain particular African countries.)
Needless to say, the comment section was full of (often rather retarded) comments by both sides of the political spectrum. Some defending immigration and spouting the "not all immigrants" rhetoric. Others criticizing Australia for having enacted very strict gun control policies (a topic that American conservatives just love to hammer on.)
I criticized both sides. I got name-called by both sides, and accused of being an extremist leftist or rightist, with derogatory terms, depending on which comment I was responding to.
Sometimes I feel like holding mostly classical liberal values makes you the enemy of everybody. I suppose that, if we get very technical, that makes me a "centrist". And thus people on the left see you being on the right, and vice-versa. And because they seemingly can only deal in extremes, you will thus be deemed an extremist leftist or rightist from their perspective.
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