• RangerJosie@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Holy shit guys he almost gets it.

      You’re right there dude. Micrometers from figuring it out.

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        4 months ago

        When you draw the line of Liberal v Conservative so far to the right it includes George Bush, it ceases to lose all meaning.

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          Liberals were so proud to have Dick Cheney’s endorsement last election. And they were big mad that GWB didn’t endorse.

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        That is all accurate and I don’t disagree with you. But the picture was of an invasion under Bush, not Clinton, so I responded as such.

        The problem that I take is l:

        Also all American politicians of “both” parties are liberals.

        I’m wondering what your definition of Liberal is. Up until like 2020, it was Liberal v Conservative and when I look it up in the dictionary I get “Relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.”

        But Liberal on Lemmy appears to be anything to the right of a theoretical Star Trek post scarcity utopia.

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          4 months ago

          The internationally recognized measure of left-right. Not the uniquely American one that’s skewed all to fuck.

          There is no left at all in American politics. The closest we’ve gotten is Bernie Sanders. He’s a moderate everywhere but here.

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          Noe liberal and neo con differences are how you “kiss babies”/comment on social and cultural issues, while electioneering to make the war mongering big bucks from power.