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I've noticed that lemmy as a whole is much more leftist than reddit (outside of political servers of course) (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 1 year ago by soviettaters to c/showerthoughts
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I can't really think of a reason for that as Reddit is hated somewhat equally by "both" sides of the spectrum. It's just something I find interesting.

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[–] soviettaters -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm not gonna start using niche political terms on a daily basis. Yes, I know that Democrats and Republicans are basically the same but nobody outside a small group of people cares. See that I put both in quotation marks as well.

[–] yerbuddyboston 6 points 1 year ago

I couldn’t help but notice the lack of “quotation marks”

[–] orrk 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

to be fair, you wouldn't say that Democrats or republicans are the same if you happen to be part of the groups the Republicans are currently advocating death for. There is a difference between NeoLiberal shill and "America should be a white ethnostate"

[–] sab 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, is "advocating death for" the evolution of "right to exist"? That sure escalated quickly.

[–] orrk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, sure one could argue that the Rights attacks on trans and LGBTQ people, calling them all pedophiles that need to be exterminated can be seen as a "right to exist" argument, in the same way that “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.” can be seen as a "right to exist" statement...

[–] sab 1 points 1 year ago

Very nuanced take, I like it.