> Either the country suddenly shifted far left I don't see an increase in direct democracy, a move away from government support of corporations towards worker

> Either the country suddenly shifted far left I don't see an increase in direct democracy, a move away from government support of corporations towards worker coops, massive tax hikes for billionaires, any plans to build a nationwide public transit highspeed rail network or any serious consideration of public universal free healthcare, education, housing and food so I'm not sure what you mean by "far left". If you consider acceptance of LGBTQ people and acknowledgement of the long-lasting multi-generational effects of discriminatory laws and chattel slavery "far left" then yes, the broad public in the US seems to be "far left" and has been for decades (though until certain talking heads started calling everything "Marxist" again, the usual term for these ideas was "progressive"). Arguably it has been more of a back-and-forth if you consider how much hatred for muslims and Arabs (or any brown person mistaken for either) flared up post-9/11. We also saw a steady increase in LGBTQ rights and support until it was turned into a "culture war" issue a few years ago, though public opinion doesn't seem to have followed the urgency apparently felt by certain politicians and pundits. > or reddit is getting highly moderated to make it look like that. I'm wondering about the use of passive voice as it would suggest someone else (not reddit) is making this decision, presumably with some kind of ulterior motive. Who would that be and more importantly why do you think they would make this decision?