@Nuke_the_whales to Political Memes • 3 months agoWhen my leftist American relatives get mad after I tell them the rest of the world thinks they're nutsimagemessage-square10arrow-up134arrow-down180
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minus-square@GardenVarietyAnxietylink21•3 months agoLeftist is -such- a broad term, even excluding “Far Left.” If you’re not aware of it already, read up on the Overton Window. Most “Leftist” Americans are seen as Center-Right to a lot of the developed world.
minus-squareOmegalink16•3 months agoLiberals in America are basically conservatives that aren’t authoritarian and still care about America.
minus-square@WhatAmLemmylinkEnglish6•3 months ago American Republicans are considered far-right fascist authoritarians to the rest of the developed world, and rarely get more than a few % of votes.
Leftist is -such- a broad term, even excluding “Far Left.”
If you’re not aware of it already, read up on the Overton Window. Most “Leftist” Americans are seen as Center-Right to a lot of the developed world.
Liberals in America are basically conservatives that aren’t authoritarian and still care about America.
Liberalism is authoritarian.