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[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago (3 children)

America doesn't have a left wing. There's far right and center right

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks far right and farther right, to me.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lawful evil and chaotic evil.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both are chaotic evil, just first example how sending arms to Israel breaks even USA law.

[–] ferric_carcinization@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Chaotic evil & chaoticer eviler?

[–] allywilson@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've read similar before. I've heard that the UK's Conservative Party (Tory's) are more aligned with the US Democrats in their outlook than the US Republicans. The Tory's are generally considered our right wing (there are smaller more right wing parties though).

[–] kooks_only@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago

For a minute in Canada we would say “if Obama were Canadian, he’d be the greatest conservative PM we ever had”

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The argument we usually see in the US is some nonsense like "you're comparing the Democrats in America to the left globally, you can't do that! They're to the left of Republicans so they're the left!"

...ughh...

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There's far right and right. I wouldn't call them anywhere near centre right.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 1 year ago

Dems of today are Nixonian conservatives. He gave us Legacy of Parks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_Parks

[–] Rodneyck@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is no two-party system, it is a uni-party, anything else is smoke and mirrors.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A quick perusal of the voting history of both parties destroys this ridiculous opinion.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Smoke and mirrors. Both parties represent Capital, voting is often negotiated pre-vote, including dissenters.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You can repeat "smoke and mirrors" as many times as you want. Doesn't change that the parties vote VERY differently. Doesn't change that one party got me affordable healthcare when I was young when the other one basically told me to go fuck myself. Doesn't change that one illegally attempted to overturn an election and the other didn't. Doesn't change that one stripped women of a federally protected human right while the other didn't.

There are so many examples of the parties not being the same that there's no other way to look at your opinion than as ignorant to the extreme.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They both serve Capital, and neither represents the people. The DNC is regularly pushing to the right, and willingly allows the rights of women to be stripped. They are opportunists, not agents of positive change. They only care about getting donations and serving the Capitalists that fund them. The GOP is no better.

[–] Rodneyck@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

This...so true.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Another reminder that blueMAGA don't consider Palestinians human

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

It takes a special kind of stupid to use the term "blueMAGA".

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

You can repeat "smoke and mirrors" as many times as you want. Doesn't change that the two cops treated me VERY differently. Doesn't change that one cop gave me an assurance of a plea deal when the other one basically told me I'd be locked up forever. Doesn't change that one slammed my face into the table when the other got me cool glass of water. Doesn't change that one lied about my actions and assumed my guilt, and the other took the time to hear me out on my story.

There are so many examples of the cops not treating me the same that there's no other way to look at your opinion than as ignorant to the extreme.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

They're not right wing/controlled opposition. They're right wing controlled opposition.

[–] lol_idk@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I too end all my memes with Kapwing

[–] blinx615@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Then do something.

[–] Samsuma@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago