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Good lord... the comments on here proves that lemmy.world is flooded with politically incompetent libs that couldn't tell the difference between left and right if their lives depended on it.
If you believe that there is such a thing as an actual "left" in formal political establishments, this means you.
That's not why we are centrists...it might have more to due with our two choices of geriatric patients who are in a steep mental decline.
You're centrist because the candidates representing two major political parties are old? So, if a young person showed up, you'd vote for them, regardless of their platform?
Possibly.
Nope, you're either with us completely, or you want genocide of everybody. There's no other nuisance here.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. Either way, this is definitely the message that's being broadcasted on loop in a lot of places, especially here. On the surface it seems to be trying to convince swing voters to lean left. If that's the case, it very much misses the mark. I'm not positive that this is a US specific message, but that is my perspective.
I had a much longer rant typed out, but it wasn't terribly constructive. The long and short of it is that we have a lot of problems that need to be addressed in this world that have yet to even be acknowledged (and thus no solutions proposed) because they are being drowned out by the handful of arguments that are the most emotionally charged and thus, least productive to debate. Every election has been a "race to the bottom" and every year it starts earlier, lasts longer, and gets stupider. That is to say, there is no intellectual consideration whatsoever. It is no longer a discussion about governance, it is a cheerleading mantra for a sports team. The arguments are all emotionally charged and feel more like propaganda than discussion - this is what "both sides" are guilty of. The candidates don't even bother to show up to debates anymore, and it doesn't seem to make a difference.
I have my opinion about who is the worst option, but that does nothing to convince someone looking for a reason to vote **for ** someone, not **against ** someone.
Lol...sure.
The left: we're gonna spy on everyone to make sure you're fine and doing well!
The right: dude nobody's looking who cares
Centrists; are either of you sure and aware of your statements?
Doesn't the right want to check the genitals of children and police bathrooms so those lovely trans kids don't accidentally live a normal life?
The left is not saying this.
Kinda like the right doesn't say that. But here, points don't matter and we make up the rules as we go.
Depends on where you are. Where I am at the right cares more about privacy, the left more about security.
The left cares less about privacy, mostly because most of their supporters are younger.
We have a system that allows both sides, parted in different parties, to decide together on certain laws.
Where I am, there is no left parry, just 2 right wing parties. The actual left is still firmly pro-privacy and pro-security in the hands of individuals.