Found this graph online for anyone who might still be confused. I think this makes it much more clear.

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    23 days ago

    the ACA is just an implementation of the mitt romney plan. it was republican made and it’s not a government option. the only reason the republicans don’t want it is because a black man put it out there.

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        23 days ago

        unfortunately i don’t follow yours. the reason i didn’t even address the rest of your comment is because i think it’s pointless, i just wanted to point out a fact because it annoyed me that you think childcare and free buses are conservative policies but the actual healthcare plan devised by conservatives is more left wing. you can make anything conservative if you’re enough of a cynical hermit:

        universal healthcare? obv capitalists need their workers to be healthy do they can slave away more.

        raise taxes on the 1%? clearly the government just wants more cash!

        LGBTQ rights? you just want more people to serve in the military and partake in capitalism.

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          22 days ago

          What leftist politics do you even know? Because the sources I am using are both ancient and contemporary.

          Conservatism can be summarized in one quip:

          Different rules to protect the rulers, and oppress the servient

          Mamdani’s praxis serve the banks and landlords of New York. If private equity & Wall Street remain, his policies are rightwing.

          Abughazaleh is further rightwing than Mamdani, because she wants a prosecution class to return to Obama era of politics. It remains to be seen what else she will do if she gets elected at all.

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            23 days ago

            you think mamdani can just abolish the stock market?