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[–] UsernameHere -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ever since progressives started teaming up with democrats, democrats have been moving left.

Yes, they’ve been reaching across the aisle because Russia has stated it was their goal to drive the two parties in America to extreme opposites so we can’t get anything done.

Now China and Iran and North Korean bot farms are joining them and whether it’s intentional or not you are parroting their talking points.

She didn’t tailor her message entirely to the middle class, youre making that up. Inflation is getting better, the federal reserve is the only one that can control that and it takes higher interest rates and time to accomplish. But that is easy for bad actors like republicans and yourself to misrepresent to anyone that doesn’t understand macro economics.

Republicans won because democrats planned on taxing billionaires and billionaires countered by doing things like literally buying votes and you’re helping them out with you’re scapegoating.

[–] pjwestin 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you, this was the most quintessential liberal answer I've ever seen. You display a complete ignorance on how the Democrats drifted from their New Deal roots in the 80s and the Third-Way's pivot to neoliberalism in the 90s, then attempt to frame my knowledge as foreign propaganda. You obviously never even listened to Harris stump speeches, but you feel confident in correcting me on how many times she brought up the working class vs. the middle-class. Then you follow it up by parroting the campaign's talking point on inflation with no understanding of why it didn't resonate with voters (inflation is down; that doesn't mean prices go down; so what do you tell people other than, "inflation is better now, you're fine"?) and trying to blame that failure on,, "bad actors," and people ignorant of macroeconomics (turns out people understand when their groceries cost more!). And then you top it off by blaming billionaires for buying the election, ignoring that Harris out-spent Trump 4 to 1. Seriously, thank you, I have the beginnings of a liberal-denial bingo card with this comment alone.

[–] UsernameHere -5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Congrats you can stereotype people over the internet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He's not saying all morons are the same he's just saying you're a moron, and you're making his case for him

[–] UsernameHere -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’m pointing out that he is stereotyping me as a liberal because of the facts I stated. He’s doing this so he can use strawman arguments based on the stereotype of a liberal.

And you’re just hurting my feefees

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd peg you as more of a conservative tbh. In any case, completely ignorant of what left means.

[–] UsernameHere -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My ideology is not stereotypical and I think that way of thinking ignores nuance.

In any case, completely ignorant of what left means.

That’s funny considering your username.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So you begin this thread by saying Democrats were too left/progressive and now we must disregard labels because there's no nuance.

Not sure why I'm bothering to engage tbh, enjoy your worldview.

[–] UsernameHere -2 points 2 months ago

I never said democrats were too left/progressive. Is that an intentional strawman or just accident?

If you’re not going to engage in good faith then yes, please don’t engage.

[–] pjwestin 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can identify ignorance over the internet.

[–] UsernameHere -1 points 2 months ago

Yes stereotyping is ignorant.