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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 16 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Narrator: The left did not, in fact, get everyone's basic needs met.

Both Democrats and Republicans have been moving steadily to the right for the last 40 years. So Democrats are now where Republicans were in the 1980s: friends of banks, insurance and pharmaceutical companies. And the right has moved all the way into an insane asylum.

[–] captain_oni@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Whoever told you Democrats are leftists told you a big BIG lie. With some exceptions, like Bernie, and maybe AOC, most democrats are centrist, or even "economically right wing".

[–] 3xBork@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

People not realising this is what's so baffling.

Narrator: The left did not, in fact, get everyone’s basic needs met because it hasn't been in power for nearly half a century. And incidentally, every time it was represented in government there were major strides in "getting everyone's needs met".

Don't believe me? Do a Google search for "most liberal/leftist US presidents", click any of these listicles and try to find the most recent leftist president. Notice how there isn't a single one more recent than 1969?

For most of you reading this, the last actual leftist government predates your parents' birth.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 points 16 hours ago

1969

For most of you [...] this predates your parents’ birth.

Why did you have to make me feel old

[–] turnip@sh.itjust.works 5 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Still waiting on that basic need.

Biden built entire wings onto for-profit hospitals during Covid, while ironically being against universal healthcare. Almost like his donors didn't want it or something.

[–] GreyAlien@lemm.ee 11 points 19 hours ago

Biden and the democrats are far left? Come on... As a European, that sounds absurd.

In the US political spectrum, democrats are center-left at most. Compared to European politics, they'd even be considered center-right or conservative on many issues.

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Biden is not even close to far left.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

He's left of far right lol

[–] tibi@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Dictatorships are dictatorships, regardless of the political ideology. Both sides did horrible things, like purging intellectuals and anyone seen as a potential threat, mass murder of entire social groups, maintaining informant networks to instil fear etc.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

Dictatorships are dictatorships, regardless of the political ideology.

A dictatorship of the bourgeois is radically different from a dictatorship of the proletariat, both in form and in function.

Both sides did horrible things

Guys with their "Ask me about the War of Northern Aggression" baseball caps are constantly saying this

purging intellectuals and anyone seen as a potential threat, mass murder of entire social groups, maintaining informant networks to instil fear etc.

DSA: "We should open up the Medicare rolls to anyone who wants it and grant everyone in the country universal basic income through Social Security"

Libertarian: "This gives the government way too much power. If you can give someone health care or a basic income, you can control who gains access to very fundamental basic human needs. And that will lead to tyranny."

Also Libertarian: "I love the DHS. I love the DHS so much. Strong borders! Private prisons! Deportations without a court hearing! This is the network state I always dreamed of! Can't wait until Trump starts issuing EOs to form charter cities and America is just 1000 Singapores in a trench coat. Also, everything Javier Milei is doing in Argentina is fucking based. I love how MBS is running Saudi Arabia. And I can't wait to join the private mercenary army that reclaims Greenland from those weak-kneed namby pamby socialists in Denmark."

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 1 points 14 hours ago

First comment I have seen here that's even half intelligent. Most people seem to be confusing leftists with Democrats.

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