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**mr.nemo** · 01-08-2010, 05:25 AM

oy vey.

This story is not bias to left wing political parties. The bias here is Mr. Away's who automatically associated "worker" with left/Communist/etc. The Workers Party in the Czech Republic is undoubtedly FAAAAAAR right wing. Much like the National Socialist WORKERS Party in Germany aka the Nazi Party.

The article clearly states that the Workers Party is of the far right aka Nazi type:

An anti-fascist website published a photo of Lukes walking next to the leader of the far-right Workers' Party. Another photo showed Vaculik wearing the armband of the Workers' Party, the public face of the Czech far right.

Burned girl a symbol of Roma hate and hope - CNN.com Again, if you're going to selectively classify groups so as to disparage them, be prepared to have it come back on you. Personally, I would prefer to eliminate bias by using a consistent standard: If you're going to do the left-right thing, then either classify by economic positions, or by social positions, or try to set some uniform overall standard that works consistently across national lines. But try to label a party as "right wing" simply because they are nationalist and anti-gay doesn't wash.

Hey, I just checked the DNC website. On national security, they say the DNC "will confront these threats head on while working with our allies and restoring our standing in the world. We will pursue a tough, smart, and principled national security strategy." Well, I guess the Democratic Party is a bunch of far-right extremists too! Who knew?

01-08-2010, 05:25 AM	#8
mr.nemo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 446 Senior Member	oy vey. This story is not bias to left wing political parties. The bias here is Mr. Away's who automatically associated "worker" with left/Communist/etc. The Workers Party in the Czech Republic is undoubtedly FAAAAAAR right wing. Much like the National Socialist WORKERS Party in Germany aka the Nazi Party. The article clearly states that the Workers Party is of the far right aka Nazi type: An anti-fascist website published a photo of Lukes walking next to the leader of the far-right Workers' Party. Another photo showed Vaculik wearing the armband of the Workers' Party, the public face of the Czech far right. Burned girl a symbol of Roma hate and hope - CNN.com Again, if you're going to selectively classify groups so as to disparage them, be prepared to have it come back on you. Personally, I would prefer to eliminate bias by using a consistent standard: If you're going to do the left-right thing, then either classify by economic positions, or by social positions, or try to set some uniform overall standard that works consistently across national lines. But try to label a party as "right wing" simply because they are nationalist and anti-gay doesn't wash. Hey, I just checked the DNC website. On national security, they say the DNC "will confront these threats head on while working with our allies and restoring our standing in the world. We will pursue a tough, smart, and principled national security strategy." Well, I guess the Democratic Party is a bunch of far-right extremists too! Who knew?
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