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> I am on the left (technically independent) but I certainly have a mountain of criticism about Democrats. I'm entirely unsurprised, they're more to the right
by EdwardDiego 7y ago
> I am on the left (technically independent) but I certainly have a mountain of criticism about Democrats.
I'm entirely unsurprised, they're more to the right than our NZ centre-right party National.
The fact that the Democrats are even considered left-wing in the USA baffles me.
- StuffedParrot 7y agoNote, the downvotes distinctly correlate with US evening timezones.
- EdwardDiego 7y agoI'm interested in the downvotes - is it disagreement from people on the American left that the Democrats are, by my Kiwi political compass, centre-right? Or disagreement from people on the American right that the Democrats aren't lefties?
- StuffedParrot 7y agoI would hazard a guess that it is both. Neither party likes being reminded how little differentiates them in material terms, preferring to focus on manufactured culture wars. It would destroy the Democratic party leadership to acknowledge the center in material terms is far to the left of our left party. Neither party likes to acknowledge the cultural and ideological differences between America and the rest of the world that led (and still do) to a lack of any comprehensive social welfare and collectivized problem solving, save for problems that affect trade and the economy (the military, defense contractors, bank bailouts, border security and immigration enforcement).