Is this true? I find conflicting answers to this question and I genuinely don’t have a fuckin clue. I see republicans talking about liberals like they are left, but then I see this repeated statement and I always look it up but never seem to get anywhere.

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BlameTheAntifa 13 points a year ago

To a fascist, everything left of fascism is “radical left.” It’s mostly ignorance. You don’t become a rightist by being smart or nuanced.

Liberalism sounds leftist at first because the word suggests permissiveness. In reality, liberalism allows for the consolidation of wealth and power in ways that naturally result in society moving rightward. Neoliberals take it a step further by being more active in their theft of wealth and power rather than passive. Liberals are often described as “center-left” but they are essentially a kind of right-leaning centrist. You might also hear the term “enlightened centrist” used pejoratively for liberals who haughtily want to pretend to be “above” the left-right spectrum.

Leftism is ultimately about egalitarianism, particularly of wealth and power. This requires certain controls to prevent consolidation which results in rightist structures like feudalism, dictatorships, oligarchies, and the like. Liberals are against such controls, and so are enablers of rightism.

This is the leftist viewpoint, at least.

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SoloCritical 7 points a year ago

Very interesting and seemingly educated take. Thank you for the response.

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Cowbee 2 points a year ago

The GOP and DNC are both liberal parties, but the GOP is more right-wing, thus they call the DNC "liberals" in a negative manner while upholding themselves as "conservatives." Liberalism is pro-capitalism, though, and cannot be seen as left.

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Alcoholicorn 23 points a year ago

So those people holding their ears or mocking the protesters in OP's image? The video is from protesters reading off the names of children killed by Israel, outside the DNC.

It is literal reality.

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absentbird 4 points a year ago

You just linked to an account, and their most recent video is from January.

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Alcoholicorn 10 points a year ago

Good catch. Fixed.

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Ryanmiller70 20 points a year ago

Considering how many libs have been constantly going on about how awful this was and that we shouldn't partake in political violence while doing nothing to denounce Israel's MANY crimes against humanity, I'm inclined to disagree.

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absentbird -8 points a year ago

The only people I've seen calling for less political violence have also denounced the violence in Palestine. Some people are just anti-violence, there's no hypocrisy in that.

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diffaldo 15 points a year ago

Literally mods of toiletpaperusa on reddit bans anyone who makes fun of him.

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Bloomcole 3 points a year ago

opposite of hasbara reality

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Cowbee 1 point a year ago

Liberals are pro-capitalism. The DNC are liberals.

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culprit 33 points a year ago

You are in the meme.

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not_that_guy05 -15 points a year ago

😂😂😂😂😂😂

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null -19 points a year ago

Look at all the beautiful, selective moderation happening in real-time in this thread.

Nature is so fascinating!

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eldavi 18 points a year ago

there must be a picture out there of you doing the same thing that the people in op's pic are doing.

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not_that_guy05 -7 points a year ago

😂😂😂😂😂

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Transform2942 45 points a year ago

It looks like the answer is yes

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null -25 points a year ago

Look out, I think there's a scary librul right behind you!

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Transform2942 34 points a year ago

It seems rather there is one right in front of me

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null -23 points a year ago

Rule 2 😡

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culprit 22 points a year ago

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fushuan -1 points a year ago

Is this an insult attempt? It feels like one but idk if rule 1 applies.

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jerkface -9 points a year ago

so funny now do me

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