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[[Wingnuttery]], or non-reality-based political extremism, comes in many forms:
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* [[conservatrollism]]
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[[Wingnuttery]] refers to non-reality-based political extremism -- in other words, political positions that are based on facts that are completely disconnected from reality. It is a form of {{l/wp|agnotology}} applied to specific political issues.
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A person who believes or advocates any variety of wingnuttery is known as a [[wingnut]].
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==Forms==
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* [[ammophilia]]
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* [[climate denial]]
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* [[disconservatism]]
 
* [[dominionism]], aka the religious Right
 
* [[dominionism]], aka the religious Right
* [[ammophilia]]
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* [[forced birth movement]]
* [[free marketism]]: see {{issuepedia|Free-marketism}}
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* [[marketism]] (see also {{issuepedia|Free-marketism}})
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* [[misogyny]], MRAs, mansplainers, gamergaters
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==Pages==
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* {{l/sub|examples}} of wingnut arguments
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==Links==
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* '''2015-05-11''' [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/11/1384100/-Failed-Kansas-Business-Owner-Mocks-Democrats-While-Displaying-61-Star-Flag Failed Kansas Business Owner Mocks Democrats While Displaying 61 Star Flag]: pictures illustrate how right-wingnuts view [[liberalism]]

Revision as of 00:37, 27 December 2015

Wingnuttery refers to non-reality-based political extremism -- in other words, political positions that are based on facts that are completely disconnected from reality. It is a form of agnotology applied to specific political issues.

A person who believes or advocates any variety of wingnuttery is known as a wingnut.

Forms

Pages

Links