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[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 60 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

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

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Looks far right and farther right, to me.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Lawful evil and chaotic evil.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

Chaotic evil & chaoticer eviler?

[–] allywilson@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

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

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 weeks ago

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

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

[–] Rodneyck@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world -4 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

This...so true.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Another reminder that blueMAGA don't consider Palestinians human

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

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

[–] lol_idk@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

I too end all my memes with Kapwing

[–] blinx615@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Then do something.

[–] Samsuma@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago