🚨 IS CONSERVATISM BEING CONFUSED WITH RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM?

Right-wing extremists. Left-wing extremists. Collectivists. Authoritarian progressives.

Different political traditions, different causes and different objectives.

But could some of these movements share a common willingness to subordinate individual rights to collective goals?

In this clip from the Helen Haines episode of Honest & Open Conversations, I explore the distinctions between conservatism, right-wing politics, authoritarianism and political extremism.

I also question the terminology used by Australia's intelligence and law enforcement agencies, including ASIO and the AFP.

RIGHT-WING DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN CONSERVATIVE.

But how should these ideologies be distinguished?

And how can security agencies identify genuine threats without conflating lawful political beliefs with extremism?

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