Do you agree that the American political right is the furthest right in the Western World?

[Dawson Leery]

"American Right" is a reference to the Republican Party and self-described Conservatives.
If you disgree, please state who you see as being further to the right.

[KittyWampus]

1. Not even close. Edit to add, anyone voting yes has no clue regarding international politics.

[Uzybone]

9. +1000

folks need to pick up a paper or browse the web for more than just porn.

[Warren Stupidity]

2. No but pretty far right, and in power.

You might want to clarify what you mean by 'the american right' as it is not one entity.

[Ian David]

3. Bahamas, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent ...

... all are further right, and are part of the Western World.

[BOG PERSON]

4. probably

the americas are politically very diverse. it takes all kinds!

[randr]

5. The best, or worse as the case may be, of right wing regimes

are generally personality driven. Dictator rises from the masses or military and inflicts their will on the people. We are far from that but I believe the potential is there when I see some of the people who are acting out on our political stage of late.

[xchrom]

6. no -- but there is confusion as to what the 'right' is and looks like in other places. nt

[pampango]

7. No. The right in France, Italy and other European countries are very anti-immigrant,

anti-trade, anti-globalism - basically anti-"everyone who isn't a member of the majority group in their country".

[Swamp Rat]

8. Iran, under the rule of the 'Supreme Poobah' and his' Puppet Carpetbagger'

:shrug:

The "American political right" is likely too fat and lazy to be so mean and ferocious (when proselytizing their geopolitical beliefs, notwithstanding American neonazi terrorists) when compared to some places like Iran or Saudi Arabia.

[slackmaster]

10. I've met some Dutch people who seem way to the right of any American I've met personally

They have developed xenophobia almost into a science.

Does Israel count as a Western nation?

[Dawson Leery]

12. Consider economics too

[DailyGrind51]

11. No, they are the furthest "wrong"!

[mikehiggins]

13. People don't know how good we've got it here

How many in Africa, South America, Asia have been murdered by right wing organizations and cabals?

If everything the GOP wanted came into existence things would be unpleasant but hardly on the scale of having your family killed because you subscribe to DU.

[old mark]

14. No but we are gaining on the top ten...nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. While the US is not the most rw country now, or for that matter ever,

it does not mean it is healthy.

I could mention a few African governments that make ours look like we are socialists and shit... (mugabe comes to mind, right out of the bat) and of course there is always Myanmar...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma

Now talk of a classic RW state that makes us look like Sweden.

I must admit your qualifier of Western World, limits this to oh... Italy and Berlusconi... again a RIGHT that has dug deep into the roots of El Duce.

[Romulox]

16. No, but the American "Left" is definitely the furthest right in the Western World. nt

[WildEyedLiberal]

18. Agreed. nt

[Tesha]

17. 'All depends on how you define "the Western World", doesn't it?

Limit yourself to Europe and the Americas, maybe
"Yes".

Include the Arab world and we don't even come close.

Tesha