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Do you consider this website to be "far right"?

As many here may know, slug.com was originally idw.community and started out as a fan site for members of the "Intellectual Dark Web". A recent academic paper now classifies content from members of the IDW as "far right" - the most "right" category of content.

We find that political news content accounts for a relatively small fraction (11%) of consumption on YouTube, and is dominated by mainstream and largely centrist sources. However, we also find evidence for a small but growing “echo chamber” of far-right content consumption. Users in this community show higher engagement and greater “stickiness” than users who consume any other category of content.

Why do you think there is a push to categorize IDW type content as "far right"? Do you consider this an accurate designation? I used to think "far right" meant skin head, neo-Nazi, and KKK members... where do they fit in now?

Do you consider this website to be "far right"?

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I don't think it's fair to judge a platform due to it's user base. I'm personally a left-leaning libertarian, placing me at odds with radicals from both sides. I'ts not the fault of the platform; people from other political persuasions are equally able to share their thoughts here if they choose to.

Satch Level 7 Dec 11, 2020
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Far right? No. Conspiratorial, sometimes. Right/center right and left/center left, yes. A balanced, informed opinion is a good thing.

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I feel this is a predominate libertarian/constitutionality platform. As the constitution has been smothered and extinguished through decades of neglect, anyone believing in classical freedoms fall into the right category. Since the left bias pushes so far across the neutral area, and claims that anyone in there sphere is all in or out, the spectrum of right is a precipice where as the left is a gently sloping glen. Moderate right does not exist in the analysis as we never see spectrums of purple in any analysis. So once you can be shoved out for one sticking point, momentum is used to build upon fallaciousness and cascade an avalanche of accusation.

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Because the social justice warriors have gone full authoritarian/socialist, the liberals have been left behind. Slug has given a platform for all voices, but this offends these leftists who have pushed out liberals. I find Slug.com to be more liberal in the classic sense I learned in school than any other platform. Even Parler has become censorious to a limited extent. So no, Slug is not "Far Right" unless viewed from a position that is so far left that Marx and Lenin look right.

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Dad jokes are now far-right?! 😂

Serious answer though, no, although I encountered a couple of nutjobs and anti-semites here!

But the left like to label and smear anyone who disagrees with them I guess!

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The left can't except anything other than complete homogeneity of ideology - anything they disagree with, they label as 'far-right', racist/sexist/(insert)phobic... Old communist trick to just label everything that opposes you as fascist.
The very idea of free thought/expression is 'fascist' to them. So naturally, IDW is far-right to them

Tom81 Level 8 Dec 11, 2020
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Most of the liberals are busy on FaceTwitter so of course this site has to lean right.

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I would need to ask for the definition of "far right" first.

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I am on this site and don't consider myself right or left. I tend to think the right-left model is so limited I don't think it is useful and am suspicious of people who consider themselves one or the other.
I have a mix of complex views. I am not a centrist.
I am anti-authoritarian, and pro-free-speech.
I think governments should follow the law.

The site itself does seem to have lots of "rightist" views expressed. Many of them would be censored or very unpopular elsewhere. I don't mind that, though I may disagree with many of them.
I do like to be part of a forum with a diversity of opinions I don't see elsewhere. I think it is dangerous when people only hear those who agree with them.

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Freedom of expression used to be considered a liberal value. The left’s effort to label, shame, and censor now belies that notion. Frankly, if someone labels IDW “far right” then a) they’re not familiar with IDW, and b) their perspective is far left.

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it's certainly an echo chamber with a tiny handful of left leaning posters.

i thought it would be more "IDW" in vibe but it's mainly lower IQ MAGA stuff - similar, just more daft.

bastion Level 7 Dec 12, 2020
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You have people like Arielle Scarcella on slug and they find it a place to express their thoughts without worry, because they have been attacked because of it.
If one does not agree and follow 100% of the Far-Lefts socio-political ideologies then they are attacked as an enemy by the people who says they are trying to help them.
I doubt very much the extremist would consider many on here as far right, to the extremist many on here are too liberal.

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They consider even Fox News as being right, LOL. Far right, No. More right of center. I see lots of stuff on here that is far to the left of me. Of course, I am speaking from my perspective, far outside the map. Which leaves me at the correct position evidently because nobody totally agrees with me.

I've been reading through your comments (momentarily stocking you) and so far, I agree with everything you've said.

@MichelleD Look out your window. Do you see those men dressed in white carrying a net; they're after you. LOL

@lawrenceblair,

Hehe 🤣
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As a fascist I consider this group to be pretty far left. People forget, or never knew, that Enlightenment values are left wing values.

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The left constantly smears any opposition with "far right", "racist" etc, etc.

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All the gaslighting surrounding this last election is incredibly polarizing. I don't know there will be much center soon.

The pattern in many third world countries is the failure to develop a middle class. The pattern in most war-torn countries is the elimination of the moderates.

@GeeMac You're linking centrist/moderate/flexible thinking with politcal moderate/moderate wealth/flexible wealth generation capability. (I'm extrapolating.) I've never made the connection but I think there's something to method.
The bimodal economies I thought were dangerous just based on economic realities it does seem to go hand in hand with bimodal methods of thought (the inability to see the other sides point.)

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When I first discovered this site several years ago I was so excited. You had complete free expression and open minded debate. Then I got banned (not for saying anything violent whatsoever) for simply criticism of Israel and pointing out how fishy it is that you can’t say anything negative about Jews.. then that Jew stigma got better and u could question Israel.. NOW, it has become severe right wing and a bashing ground for anything West of Right wing.
*** proves Internet is just amplification of the tribalism and closed mindedness of people
>>> ie, people are pack animals- talking monkeys
I just try to keep the mofos off me.

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Hello. I think that the term "far right" is so loosely used nowadays, so are "nazi" and "commie". These words get thrown around so loosely especially where unintelligent conversations/arguments take place.
I would assume that this community includes very right-leaning members, but based on the basic definition of "far right", which is "the extreme right wing of a political party or group", I don't think that the community is far right as a whole.

Incidentally, is Agnostic.com classified as "far left"? I seem to remember you said you created the site to provide a space for left-wingers.

Naomi Level 8 Dec 12, 2020
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I considerate it moderate.

sqeptiq Level 10 Dec 11, 2020

it is not "modertate" either. it is a space for open and free debate. Leftist ideologues are NOT rejected nor forced out and neither are the folks on the Right. The only thing is that if you're going to participate here you should be wearing your big boy pants.

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If you see someone taking The Bible seriously and If you:
A) Triggered: Far left

-or-

B)Glad: Alt-right

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From what I can see, not really. You merely allow an open discussion of various subject matter. There are smaller forums where they no nothing but eat drink screw and fart Adolf Hitler and Nazis. So be it if you're into that, not necessarily my thing - but I don't think AH should be a prohibited topic. My only red line is the advocacy of pedophilia - which I pray all the child murderers and molesters get summary judgment.

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I consider the site to be merely OPEN, and myself to be more open--and more to the right--than the overall membership.

govols Level 8 Dec 11, 2020
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The sight leans right, some members lean far right (boadering on being left again) on issues that I disagree with, others lean left and still contribute to the conversation.

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The site is more generally right, but a lot of the user-base I would consider far right.

I used to think "far right" meant skin head, neo-Nazi, and KKK members (though I've never met one in person)

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The left, far left, the right, far right are just 2 sides of the same coin. The classic strategy of divide and conquer. Considering that university students from all over the world still graduate from American liberal indoctrinated universities, it may be that the USA is the #1 exporter of cultural Marxism. Throw in the promiscuous liberal ideology of American elementary school training on its surviving being an abortion statistic before being born population, and subsequently trained to think in Common Core New Math, there's nearly an entire generation of minions who can not think for themselves beyond demagoguery, vitriol, and invective rationalizations that are pure cognitive dissonance.

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