Does the far right know that it is far to the right?

[The Night Owl]

[rep the dems]

1. Judging by the number of conservatives who think Fox News is either

moderate or "fair and balanced" I'd say they're oblivious.

[MADem]

2. They think they're centrists, and the guys who actually DO the killing of

say, prochoice doctors are the far righties...even though they might agree with the notion.

[JHB]

3. "We are the mainstream" -- Pat Robertson

That's part of the reason for fostering "hippie hate" and demonizing liberals as radicals, "feminazis", "Countercultural McGoverniks", and so on... to promote the notion that "normal people" are conservatives.

[patrice]

4. Many do NOT care that they are extreme. In fact, they are proud

of it; "I'm right/good and the rest of you are wrong/bad".

[Richard Steele]

5. No. They live in a head-in-the-sand echo chamber...

Like all deluded extremists, they believe themselves
to be the "regular folks", and all evidence to the contrary
is dismissed out of hand as part of the conspiracy
to oppress them that their cult leaders constantly
warn them about.

If it weren't for circular logic, they'd have no logic at all.

[Sparkly]

6. They want to think they are "traditional." nt

[BeyondGeography]

7. Since they've taken to calling Bush a liberal, the inescapable conclusion is

they have no fucking idea how far to the right they are.

[Brigid]

8. The radical right . . .

has gotten completely out of control. How else to explain two terms of Bush, and the fact that the man still gets his way at every turn, despite how unpopular he is?

The right honestly believe that they, and only they, have all the answers, and that differing views just shouldn't be allowed to exist.

[treestar]

9. The ones I know think that most people think like they do

They assume their will is the general will of the people.

[Totally Committed]

10. No, they are that out of touch with reality...

They even get God and Attila the Hun confused from time to time. :sarcasm:

TC