• varoth@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Because they’re Diet Republicans. Years ago, Republicans were conservatives and Democrats were liberals. After Reagan trounced them in the 80s, the Democrats decided it was more important to be more like Republicans and have become more and more conservative with each election. Now Republicans are full on fascists and Democrats are the 1980s Republicans. And liberals have become 1980s conservatives. There is no mainstream representation for anyone who is actually left (i.e. communists, socialists, etc.).

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      9 months ago

      I mean. AOC. Bernie. They’re pretty left and they’re in office.

      I get being cynical, for true. But don’t give up. Winning the election is a new start. We can fix it.

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        9 months ago

        I respectively disagree. IMO, they’re centrists, Neither are communists nor socialists.

        Both campaigned on being left. But what have their actions been since they got into office? Campaigning and in-office actions are not always the same.

        In Bernie’s case he used to be left, but when Biden got in office he has bent the knee and been milquetoast centrist. And AOC is Pelosi 2.0. Doesn’t care about anything except making money and protecting her own image. She’s full of shit. In any other country she’d be right wing.