Democrats should ask themselves why Republicans are more worried about imaginary communists than actual Democrats
this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2024
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Is this a genuine comment? Or some n-th level joke I'm too normie understand?
Because it reads to me like you're trying to redirect a tired, Comservative refrain that anything politically Left of Reagonomics is Communism (which hails back to the Cold War and the Red Scare) into some dogwhistle admission by the GOP that they are the same as the DNP and are, in fact, actually worried about Communists.
Which sounds ridiculous.
Dog whistle admission? No I don't think that republicans and democrats believe they are the "same" and I don't think that communists believe that GOP and dems believe that about themselves. Some young online communists might believe that Republicans and democrats are the same, since they are both capitalist parties, but that's kind of a coarse analysis and I don't think its great messaging.
Then I'll have to ask you what the original comment meant as you've denied the only obvious take I could read from it.
Republicans aren't afraid of democrats because dems aren't a threat to republican power. Republican policy threatens the lives of millions of women, children, bipoc, lgbtq+, etc., but dems can only stave off the worst abuses, such as a second trump term (they'd better be able to, so far looks like he's cooked) or launch a campaign once the rights have been taken away. And yes its true, republicans and democrats get funding from many of the same sources, democrats have even funded goofball republicans they thought would be easier to defeat (see desantis, trump). Republicans have nothing to fear from a democrat. I am wishing that democrats were more self reflective of these reasons and many others; but rather than do an ounce of self reflection "the only obvious" take you could get made no sense. Its sadly quite telling, as to how otherwise good, intelligent people are able to believe and adhere to the nonexistent "back to brunch" political program of the democrats.
Hope that clarifies my perspective for you a smidge
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Seems to me like they're simply implying that the GOP knows they can't beat Democrats on policy so they create this Communist Strawman to scare their constituents. It's pretty basic GOP SOP.
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This is so true.
The only thing the righteous hate more than a heathen is a heretic.
Sectarianism is a fractal war where the only indivisible faction is the individual.
That sounds like a double win for the Republicans
Or… just start pushing actual socialist policy; since everything gets called socialism anyway, we may as well enjoy it.
Why would they? The Democrats are one wing of a state dominated by monopolist Capitalists, they serve the monopolist Capitalists.
Corporate donors disapprove.
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Democrats: "let's pass some reasonable reforms to temper the ill effects of deregulated capitalism"
Republicans: "that's socialism and you're a Marxist!"
Youth: "we want reform so I guess we like socialism!"
Republicans: "the radical left is indoctrinating our kids!"
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I resemble that remark.
I’m more of a practical American socialist than a radical communist (since that’s unlikely to happen here) but it offends me because republicans are just so ignorant. The average Republican essentially has no idea what socialism, communism or fascism actually are, and conservatives have been using this as a scary label for my entire life.
I’m more of a practical American socialist than a radical communist (since that’s unlikely to happen here)
Why do you say this? What's a "practical American Socialist?"
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