The term "bleeding heart liberal" was coined in 1933, by far-right journalist Westbrook Pegler, in a column protesting federal anti-lynching laws. He was ultimately expelled from the John Birch Society because of his extreme views.

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[–]UncleWillard56 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Now THAT is "far right" to me. Today, simply saying "I think we should vet people at our borders more carefully" gets you called "far right."