I’m just curious for the new or existing people? Lemmy.ml has taken a hard turn to the right since the reddit exodus. There’s been a lot of pro-imperialist propaganda being posted on world news, and a lot less diversity of opinion. It feels more neoliberal and neo-con to me.

Does anyone want to share what their political leanings are?

I’ll start; I’m anti-imperialist pro-state regulated capitalism. I believe we should have usage based taxes (toll roads, carbon tax) and luxury taxes, and I disagree with wealth taxes for people with less than $250 million. The state should spend more money on consumer protection in all industries (environment, health, finance, etc.) I believe in multipolarity vs. US hegemony.

  • Abel
    4•1 year ago

    Do you want to discuss some things? I don’t want to just come rushing in with a political post :tm: but I’m interested in the abortion part.

    • @colonial
      3•1 year ago

      Of course! What do you wanna know/talk about?

        • Dr Cog
          9•1 year ago

          Better question might be “why are you in favor of prohibiting people from getting abortions?”

          Being against abortions personally is a totally reasonable thing that doesn’t really require an explanation. Being against other people being allowed to get them is different.

          • Abel
            3•1 year ago

            You’re right, technically speaking.

        • @colonial
          1•1 year ago

          It’s pretty simple. I think that a viable embryo or fetus should be considered a person, which makes abortion murder.

          (The keyword here is viable - resolving an ectopic pregnancy is fine. I do also think that aborting a viable but potentially life-threatening fetus is okay.)

        • Tb0n3
          -3•1 year ago

          Remember when the compromise was safe, legal, and rare? Now people practically use abortion as birth control.

          • Abel
            3•1 year ago

            Hey, go out and speak to people with uterus, because they aren’t using it as birth control.

            Really. No “hard facts” out of that. Your worldview is so distant from mine we can’t hold a dialogue.

            Just go out and speak to them.

            • Tb0n3
              -1•1 year ago

              Looking at the stats from the CDC about 16% of pregnancies are aborted. All I want is for there to be less people proud of having had an abortion, or at least for less people to find that stance appropriate.

              • Abel
                2•1 year ago

                As I said. We can’t discuss. Don’t try. Just go out. Not against you but you’re too terminally online rn.