• chili1553@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I consider myself lib center and I'm surprised at how left Lemmy seems to be. I mostly filter out anything political now

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      1 year ago

      People really don't know what "left" is suppose to mean. Socialism is suppose to be a real political position, not a slur. What is consider liberal these days is really right-wing politics.

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      1 year ago

      You're being downvoted, but you're right. Definitely far left here, on average. My theory is that the people who stuck around after the reddit boycott tend to be more "woke", to use a dumbass term.

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          As much as I like the sentiment, it really isn't true. There's way too many theocratic fascists, liberal stooges that sell out their country for power, and combinations of the two in control of most of the world. There are a number of European countries where this is the case, but Europe isn't the world. Outside of some counties in the global south that have elected socialists through democratic means (only to be ousted by the right), genuine leftist governments get destroyed or coopted most of the time.

          Especially with regards to social issues like LGBTQ rights and discrimination of ethnic minorities, the USA is farther along in the conversation than even some of those European countries.

          Left in the USA is constrained by the fact that the status quo is extremely right wing, so things like healthcare reforms and limits on corporations that progressives advocate are right wing in relation to all possible positions. However, policies as far right as the GOP's are common globally.

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            Especially with regards to social issues like LGBTQ rights and discrimination of ethnic minorities, the USA is farther along in the conversation than even some of those European countries.

            You're absolutely right about that. The leftist paradise of the Netherlands (who I have praised elsewhere) is (was?) a great example of this. You'll have dance clubs that will let white folks in, but if a Moroccan shows up they suddenly ask for them to show their membership card, a card that, of course, can't be purchased then and there.

            On the other hand, most Euro countries have cops that aren't interested in playing no-strings attached murderball, unlike our cops.