“The Measure of Right-Wingery” is a scale linking the spectrum of right-wing behaviour from all bullying to the extreme that is fascism, and all other right wing politics in between. The left-hand side depicts bullying — the impulse to dominate, belittle, or control others — while the right-hand side culminates in fascism, where these same instincts are systematised into political ideology and state power. The gauge suggests that right-wing tendencies share a common foundation in hierarchical thinking, authoritarianism, and the belief that strength justifies control. As one moves along the scale, these traits grow more organised and ideological, transforming from personal cruelty into collective oppression. Bullying, and all right wing thinking, including fascism are not separate phenomena, but are points on a continuum of coercion and dehumanisation that underpins the far-right worldview. All right wing views will be on this scale somewhere.
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