Not all speech is protected under the First Amendment. Thus, for example, speech that is directed towards inciting or producing lawless action and is likely to do so is not protected speech, even if both Left and Right use it. Opinion.
There have been many documented links between leaders of the far left and far right over the years.
Historically, there was the Hitler-Stalin pact that divided up Poland. Some of the more modern iterations include flirtations between Elijah Muhammad of the Nation of Islam and George Lincoln Rockwell of the Nazi party, as well as Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam and Tom Metzger of the KKK. Then there is the phenomenon of extremists like David Duke of the KKK, Farrakhan and their ilk sharing each other’s poisonous antisemitic views.
Recent polls have revealed just how extreme these views are. The common theme of the extreme left and right is irrational ideological driven concerns, which often manifest as Jew hatred. Some politicians have flirted with the extremes in the hope of garnering their support. However, when it comes to extremists, no mainstream politician can ever truly pass their purity tests. As the Trump election demonstrated, common sense is the theme of the day. Yet, the lesson has not been fully embraced by many in Congress. Set forth below are examples of bi-partisan bills introduced in Congress that have encountered irrational opposition.
-Representatives Mike Lawler and Josh Gottheimer introduced a simple bi-partisan bill to amend the existing US Anti-Boycott Law to make clear that a boycott by an international governmental organization (IGO) is covered by the Law. Why that should be controversial is baffling.