If you say the border should be secure or that free speech matters… Congrats! You’re now “far-right,” according to half the internet.
Media outlets have slapped that label on anyone right of Bernie Sanders so often it barely means anything anymore.
Even Charlie Kirk, a known moderate promoting open debate, was branded like he was plotting a coup.
A recent count shows over 1,000 uses of “far-right” by big news networks this year alone. Often with no definition, no balance, just vibes.
That’s reputation warfare. Late-night shows, Wokepedia, even social media platforms have joined in, pushing the idea that basic conservatism equals extremism.
Studies from UCLA and watchdogs like the Media Research Center show consistent bias against conservatives, while outlets suppress or spin stories critical of Democrats.
Even traditional values on immigration or lockdowns are suddenly treated like fringe ideas.
The more the Overton Window shifts left, the easier it gets to call everything else extreme.
Here’s what people don’t get: this is a very intentional, corrosive tactic.
When normal debate is rebranded as radicalism, trust dies. Language loses meaning. And the public is left misinformed.
People don’t talk to extremists. They don’t listen to their ideas. They brand them as threats to society.
The problem is… the extremists are the ones behaving that way, not the people the media keeps labeling.
Once again, Orwell was right.