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[–] RaoulDuke85@piefed.social 37 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Little more complicated. Most Democrats want to let Republicans do what they want because both benefit. The ones fighting for social programs are demonized by the corporate Democrats.

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The OOP could be equating corporate Democrats and Republicans (bringing Nazism). Then leaving the other side as actual leftists wanting to bring healthcare

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunately there's Democrat hardliners and neo-liberals who will throw a helluva fit when you point this out to them. They don't understand that neo-liberalism and yes liberalism are ideologies in themselves, and trend more conservative than progressives.

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's the problem with not having a leftist party, just a left-leaning one.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

You're being generous calling them left-leaning.

Liberal != Leftism/Socialism/Communism/Anarchist. Liberal is and ideology and used incorrectly in media to purposely confuscate you.

[–] homes@piefed.world 14 points 3 days ago

The media doesn’t think they’re equal. They’re just telling you that they’re equal.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm not sure how you're defining the sides here

[–] goferking0 8 points 3 days ago

What the voters want which isn't at all what the democrats will implement, or even try campaigning on.

Realistically based on how the ICE/DHS/TSA negotiations are going it's really just

we want to throw you in the camps

we want them to be able to throw you in the camps but in a nicer fashion

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago

Voters or the politicians?

[–] goferking0 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why are you cross posting a 2 plus year old post?

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Sadly still relevant. None the less these style of posts miss the point that while both sides are bad they are not equivalent. Worse still we are untable to make a true left and progressive party in the US.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I strongly believe that we should set aside an area of land, someplace out of the way, where the backwards fascists to call their own. A place reserved just for them, where they can live by their own rules, so long as they stay out of everyone else's way. We could call it a Reservation - like at a fancy restaurant - to make them feel special. They can even name it after themselves and have casinos, with blackjack and hookers.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Those are called Red States.
The issue they want more than what can't produce.
Thus you're here.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah if they had to fly solo some if them might but starve to death, at least until their unfunded infrastructure decayed completely without Blue state tax income to subsidize it.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 2 days ago

Welcome to electoralism 101!
Now wait until you learn who actually contributes to their nation.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 3 days ago

Tweet inside an Instagram into lemmy:
Telling me you have fascist tendencies without outright tell us.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 days ago

And the Dems act as the paid off ref that allows the Nazi side to do whatever it wants and penalizes the healthcare wanting for every breath they take and anything resembling a funny look.