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#AproposOfNothingInParticular
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A discussion of the far right requires a modern conceptual clarification of what is meant by such terms as far right, radical right or extreme right. Although they are often used interchangeably, these terms should be applied in a more precise way. The terms left and right, stemming from the French revolution, continue to represent their original meanings: 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐬—𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.
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https://www.canada.ca/en/security-intelligence-service/corporate/publications/right-wing-extremist-networks-security-implications-of-a-re-emerging-movement/beyond-hate-vigilantism-and-the-modern-far-right.html
