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Originally Posted by hammertime33
The left, to a degree, supports philosophical communism, not political (Soviet or Chinese) communism. I view political communism as a right-wing, totalitarian system. And since when do lefties support "the muslims"? Sure, we support freedom of religion and the promise of the 1st Amendment, but that doesn't mean we support the believes and tenets of an extremely conservative religion.
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Ot-There are many different ideologies that blend what we perceive as left and right.
Nazi Germany had both far left and far right wing ideals.
For the most part You cannot take global / historical ideologies and directly compare them to the right and left in 2013 America. Apples and Oranges.
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