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Does the USA have a left today? The right who voted for the new deal are left of today’s left. Today’s left are more right than yesterday’s right.
by CraigJPerry 6y ago
Does the USA have a left today? The right who voted for the new deal are left of today’s left.
Today’s left are more right than yesterday’s right.
- Pfhreak 6y agoThey do, but it isn't represented in either of their two parties. The Liberal party and the Far Right party both do their best to ignore the leftists. That said, at the local and house level there is an increase in left candidates getting elected. We'll see where that goes.
- arcticbull 6y agoYep, the two major parties are "center-right" and "far-right" politically. There are some leftists but they aren't represented, and because of the two-party system they won't be. Two parties ~= one party.
- stjohnswarts 6y agoAOC and her squad are very far left and they're mainstream.
- ncmncm 6y agoCentrists.
- CraigJPerry 6y ago>> very far left On what grounds? AOC, like Sanders, advocates for centrist policies like those in the UK. AOC is a left leaning centrist. The rhetoric in the US does label her and Sanders extreme left but that’s evidence in favour of my point - there is no left in the USA. Who is the USA’s version of John McDonnell telling us all that there’s a lot to learn from Das Kapital?
- arcticbull 6y agoAOC is centre left, somewhere between Canada’s ruling Liberal party and the NDP currently endorsing them (its a minority government this time). NDP is a little further left IMO but not far off.
- stjohnswarts 6y agoPlease go back and cite me some references where they defended black rights, women's rights, LGBTQ rights, etc. I'll be waiting with bated breath.
- CraigJPerry 6y agoThe indian reorganisation act? ...and breathe again