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by dahdum 2764 days ago
The far right and the far left are so overrepresented in the media and online discourse that it's necessary to distance yourself or be assumed one of them.
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> The far right and the far left are so overrepresented in the media and online discourse

I don't think so, no. Not on mainstream forums. They certainly have a lot of their own special forums, but on Reddit, and Facebook, and HackerNews, I find that most commenters are pretty much who you'd expect - random, middle of the road people.

> it's necessary to distance yourself or be assumed one of them

Have you considered the possibility that you only think these people are overrepresented because you assume anybody without a disclaimer is one of them?

It's more like anyone who doesn't leave a disclaimer (and some of those who do) have angry partisans jump down their throats.