You have a profound misunderstanding of what it means to be right wing.
For starters, the conservative/right wing/Republican party has always been the party that opposed racism. The Republican party came into existence in 1854 as an anti-slavery party. Republican president Lincoln freed the slaves. 100 years later, in the 1950s, Republicans fought for a civil rights bill, which the Democrats filibustered and ultimately voted down. In 1964, the next Republican civil rights bill was passed, despite Democrats voting against it. To this day, the American right wing remains the party opposed to racism, while the left sees non-whites as groups of second-class citizens who only exist to be exploited for votes.
As for a fight against fascism, well, think it through? On the scale of left to right, where does fascism lie? To the far left. The extreme end of the right side is anarchy, and a total lack of government. On the far left you have socialism, communism, and fascism, the three versions of total governmental control
The rebels fighting against the fascist empire are the right wingers. They are the ones pushing for freedom, and an end to governmental tyranny and oppressive bureaucracy.
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Boricanator (1412)
5 months ago
In the 1960s Republicans became the party of white supremacy. It’s called the “southern strategy”. For the last 50 years, white supremacist groups has endorsed the GOP.
Fascism is on the far right. Anarchy is more to the left.
The rebels are leftwing. Lucas himself said they represented the Vietcong.
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FilmBuff (6853)
5 months ago
The party of white supremacy? Fascism on the far right? You're free to believe what you want, but what you write has no connection to reality.
What are right wing beliefs? Individual freedom, and minimal governmental intervention in anyone's lives. The leanest, least intrusive government possible, with the extreme version being complete anarchy. What is fascism? Total governmental control, and a complete lack of individual freedoms. How you can equate those two is beyond me.
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Boricanator (1412)
5 months ago
For over the last 50 years White Supremacist have supported the GOP. That hasn’t been disputed by you. In 2016, the KKK endorsed Donald Trump. And former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke endorsed Donald Trump in 2020.
So, it is an absolute fact that the GOP is supported by White Supremacists.
Rightwingers support police authority (even their abusive, racist practices), they supported and created the Patriot Act, which took away our freedoms. They supported overseas intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan. They want to bad abortion, which interferes in people’s lives.
So, no, they don’t support less government. They only support less taxes for the rich.
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FilmBuff (6853)
5 months ago
White supremacists are the boogeyman nowadays, aren't they? Have you ever met any? I haven't. There aren't very many of them, but whenever a politician needs shaming, it's suddenly easy to get a bunch of guys together with swastika-covered signs saying "White Power" and "Vote for Trump!" or whoever the current villain is. Do you really fall far that? Do you honestly believe more than a handful of people believe that, let alone publicly stand with a sign? And if you do, do you really think they aren't aware that their support is going to drive voters away? Meanwhile, how much MORE likely is it that the guy holding that sign hates Trump, and is posing with the sign to discredit him? Think things through before you believe what the government/media/your TV tell you.
So no, it is not an absolute fact that white supremacists support the GOP. Who knows who or what they support? They are a tiny, tiny fringe percentage of the population, and obviously lunatics. They most likely support someone with their own beliefs, which I've never heard any Republican espouse.
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Boricanator (1412)
5 months ago
We know who they support. They support the GOP and Donald Trump.
That’s an absolute, undisputed, well-documented fact.
I am sorry your party is racist. But that’s true.
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FilmBuff (6853)
5 months ago
It's not my party, but I've never encountered anyone or anything racist in connection with the Republican party. It's a myth perpetuated by the Democrats, because lately the easiest way to vilify an opponent is to announce that they're racists.
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