I don't think this is correct. There was a marked post-Reagan shift to the right. Sure, they were never socialists, but decades ago they at least tried to do something for the working class.

[–] folaht@lemmy.ml 10 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I'd argue them being centre-left between 1929 and 1973, from the start of the great depression up until the petrodollar agreement and Bretton Woods II, out of fear communism winning during that time.

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 4 points 11 hours ago

FDR was in that era and was pretty far left. Look at the tax rates he set in motion, the fuckers get mad when they get taxed over 90%. FDR gets elected four terms, has five assassination attempts and many more plots and starts the economy on the path to recovery after the Republicans decimated it with tatmriffs.

[–] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Us politics isn't about economics anyway, especially when you've got Republicans raising taxes sky high and restricting free trade. It's about social and cultural issues more than ever these days.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 hours ago

It’s about social and cultural issues more than ever these days.

Because those do not threaten the 1%s stranglehold on power.

[–] yet_another_commie@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 18 hours ago

More like very much into the right