• @Furbag
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    First they tried “But he was rich!” And that didn’t stick, so now they’re going back to the old political divisiveness play book with “but he was a right-winger!”.

    Don’t fall for it. The powers that be desperately want public opinion to turn on this guy.

    • @[email protected]
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      525 minutes ago

      It isn’t about him, though. Or at least it shouldn’t be. It’s about our broke-ass healthcare system that we need to fix.

    • @Whats_your_reasoning
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      11 hours ago

      The fun thing about this is that the more the media doubles down on “he’s a right-winger!”, the more united the rest of us may become over him.

      Think about it - Hardcore right-wingers in the US strongly wish to associate with “their own” team/teammates. If Luigi had been left-wing, this division tactic could have worked to convince a number of them to turn against him. Instead, highlighting his conservative viewpoints gives right-wingers more reason to cheer for him.

      Meanwhile, left-wingers and their diversity tend to identify less as a single “team.” They’ve got more free-thinkers, both of the scientific “skeptic” mindset and of the artistic “open possibilities” mindset (or both.) Either way, there is recognition that they aren’t all going to agree 100% with each other on everything, but they still recognize that we’re all in this together.

      • @Gradually_Adjusting
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        211 minutes ago

        The corporate media are inveterate reactionaries - that stance even sums up their business model. It is hilarious that they are so lost in their own bullshit that they assume their enemies are reactionary also.

      • @Clinicallydepressedpoochie
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        Neoliberals already denomination him. In fact they were the first to. Gotta cling to the status quo no matter which way the winds are blowing.