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One thing I’ve learned over the years is that people don't necessarily vote for the "best" candidate. Instead, they vote for the candidate who is "least bad" and do the minimum amount of damage to their interests. It is always a matter of compromise.

As a counter-example, you cannot expect an LGBT person to vote for a right-wing conservative who advocates against their own rights, even if that candidate makes the "right call" on every other issue.

>>maxloh+(OP)
>As a counter-example, you cannot expect an LGBT person to vote for a right-wing conservative who advocates against their own rights, even if that candidate makes the "right call" on every other issue.

I can't think of a candidate that fits this description.

>>klaff+6D
Yeah, isn’t the point of extreme right to make the wrong calls for the majority of the population?

Historically, the right side was pro-monarchy. Then, you go extreme.

>>speedg+3O
Terms like left and right only have meaning in one place at one time. So just because European conservatives 100 years ago believed something doesn't mean American conservatives today believe in that thing. That's why political scientists have terms like socialist, fascists, libertarian, etc. That's how US right (libertarian) is basically nothing like the right in Europe (conservative). That's because the basic axis of differences in the US is larger vs smaller government and in Europe it is completely different as both sides like larger government. I have tried to explain this to many Europeans over the years; somehow you are all allergic to understanding it. Its probably the only thing you all have in common.

>>hunter+pr1
The French Revolution, when left and right started, was 237 years ago by the way.

I agree about the scale being different across countries. The american politics would be only right on a common European left/right scale.

If everyone doesn’t understand, have you considered that another thing in common is what you try to explain?

>>hunter+pr1
> That's how US right (libertarian)

Except that the US right is not libertarian. If you ask them to describe themselves they often give that impression, but if you look at how they actually govern, libertarian is definitely not it.