I was curious how common it is to be, say, a leftist in a very conservative area.

My county, family, and school are all very conservative. It makes it a bit intimidating to engage in any political discussion. I also rarely get to hear leftist opinion anywhere in person, which means i need to devote a lot of time to considering and thinking about arguments that are probably already solved.

Are you, or have you been, in a similar situation?

  • TwoTiredMice@feddit.dk
    8·
    17 小时前

    My friend group consists of a mix of people on the “far-right” wing and the “far-left” wing. Some of them are political active, some are active politicians. None of them are racists. My experience is that they all want the same for our society, they just disagree on how to get there. All discussions are civil and we don’t think less of them on the opposite wing.

    Disclaimer: I’m not in the US. Obviously.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      11·
      15 小时前

      I bet at least one of your “far right” friends is a racist.

      I would probably actually put money on it.

      I’m curious what makes them “far right,” but not enough for you to think less of them. Do you have any ideals whatsoever, or do you just think they’re all created equal?

      I cannot think of a single “far right” concept that would not make me think less of a person for believing.

      • TwoTiredMice@feddit.dk
        2·
        15 小时前

        I’m pretty sure they aren’t.

        For the longest time in Denmark the most racist party was a left wing party. Their followers are often those who have the least resources, so they don’t vote on the suits on the far-right wing. I don’t get why it seems to be the opposite in the US.

        The most far-right party we currently have don’t spend too much time on emigrational issues, but they still have this stance:

        Over the past 40 years, Denmark has undergone the largest population change ever. Immigration has had major consequences for Denmark, not only in terms of terrorist risk, social tensions, economic challenges, crime and religious requirements, but also culturally. Liberal Alliance believes that the influence of cultures that are contrary to the values and fundamental freedoms on which Danish society is based should be countered. Free and liberal societies do not arise by themselves. They must be defended in order to be preserved.

        Asylum

        Therefore, the Liberal Alliance wants to put an end to spontaneous asylum, which is given to asylum seekers standing at the Danish border. Asylum should be given to those people who are most in need. That is why we want to abolish spontaneous asylum, as it is primarily given to people who are relatively resourceful and therefore need less asylum compared to other groups such as f.ex. quota refugees. If you have managed to get all the way to the Danish border and are not a refugee, you have less need for asylum than people who are outright refugees and seek protection from war, conflict and destruction.

        Nationality

        Obtaining citizenship in Denmark is a gift. It is not a right. The Liberal Alliance wants to tighten the requirements for citizenship, because we believe that there are a number of requirements and expectations attached to the privilege of becoming a citizen in a liberal democracy. We want to have greater certainty that nye citizens have understood what it takes to be a democratic citizen than is the case today.

        We want citizens who apply for citizenship to be subjected to a profiling that analyzes their behavior ift. some defined requirements and expectations. If a citizen f.ex. ad has repeatedly hailed terrorist acts, threatening other citizens ifm. apostasy from a religion, acted hostile or threatening towards homosexuals or has acted as informants towards authorities in countries Denmark does not cooperate with, this will count down in the assessment of whether there is reason to believe that they will comply with applicable law and respect the spirit of the basic law.

        The profiling is submitted to the Committee on citizenship, which makes a decision on whether the citizen should be set to receive citizenship by law. Read more about our immigration policy here.

        Integration

        The best way to integrate foreigners in Denmark is to ensure that they enter the labour market. Bl.a. know that it pays better to be at work, rather than on transfer income.

        By coming out to a workplace, people get a better knowledge of Danish culture and Danish norms. It also provides an individual responsibility for one’s own existence when one gets out of passive support and starts earning one’s own money. This is the path to good integration.

        In addition, the Liberal Alliance will fight parallel societies by taking a stand against social control on, among other things.a. our educational institutions. We will do this specifically by banning the so-called prayer rooms, which are largely used to retain Muslim students in religious dogmas.