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pat_k

(14,520 posts) Fri Jun 26, 2026, 11:12 AM 19 hrs ago

Call bullshit on the "leftist" label. [View all]

What Democratic Socialists and Democrats are advocating is firmly grounded in the center of American politics.

It is the radical right who are the extremists.

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Call bullshit on the "leftist" label. [View all] pat_k 19 hrs ago OP

Puke propaganda Ponietz 19 hrs ago #1

The overton window has moved far right Flatrat 18 hrs ago #2

Not lazy, complicit robbob 17 hrs ago #13

Well, when you're getting paid a few million a year to toe the line... progressoid 9 hrs ago #34

100% Blue Full Moon 18 hrs ago #3

Anything that returns us to FDR and the New Deal is all I want. no_hypocrisy 18 hrs ago #4

Minus the racism systemically included in some of the New Deal, racist policies designed to ensure the support of Celerity 17 hrs ago #9

Another evil compromise and continuation of the original sin. pat_k 17 hrs ago #11

Or even the Eisenhower years pat_k 17 hrs ago #10

Bet me to it! paleotn 16 hrs ago #20

And the more of us who challenge the labels as a matter of course,... pat_k 15 hrs ago #27

Recommended. H2O Man 18 hrs ago #5

The tyranny of the minority peggysue2 17 hrs ago #6

You aint done nothin' if you aint been called a red Warpy 17 hrs ago #7

92% are worried about corruption in Government KS Toronado 17 hrs ago #8

Absolutely!!!! pat_k 17 hrs ago #12

The corruption is at the core. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #32

A lot of younger voters are embracing the term "leftist" TheProle 17 hrs ago #14

I wouldn't want to ostracize. But a lesson in history wouldn't go amiss. pat_k 16 hrs ago #17

Well in fairness, there's some air between a history lesson and "calling bullshit" TheProle 16 hrs ago #21

To me, factual context that demonstrates the label is not valid... pat_k 15 hrs ago #26

Exactly. When people win elections, especially by substantial margins Bluetus 17 hrs ago #15

Biden hibbing 17 hrs ago #16

I wonder, BidenRocks 16 hrs ago #18

There's a great discussion of what history tells us about how this could play out at 28:46 in the following pat_k 16 hrs ago #19

When you are situated on the far-right, MOST policy looks like it's to the Left of you 31j20b3 16 hrs ago #22

Putting the radical right fascist corporatism of the current Republican pat_k 12 hrs ago #31

Thanks for the HCR clip. yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #33

Q. And who controls the narrative? BaronChocula 16 hrs ago #23

Letters to editors. Lots of letters to editors. pat_k 15 hrs ago #24

Concise and precise Gum Logger 15 hrs ago #25

We need parity in human services with the advanced democratic nations delisen 14 hrs ago #28

There is no "far left" in America... BH liberal 14 hrs ago #29

The entire explainer from Heather Cox Richardson makes this crystal clear. pat_k 13 hrs ago #30

I saw the long version of that video by HCR last night. applegrove 5 hrs ago #35