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Bluetus

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15. Exactly. When people win elections, especially by substantial margins

Reply to pat_k (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 01:22 PM

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Last edited Fri Jun 26, 2026, 02:53 PM - Edit history (1)

They ARE in the center. The losers are the ones who are disconnected from the people. And that is doubly true when the losers enjoy big funding and media advantages from the big corporations.

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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