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Capitalists would like you to believe that liberalism is the left-most edge of the economic spectrum, precisely because it is the left-most point on the spectrum that doesn’t threaten their power.
True leftism threatens the power of capitalists. Liberalism is not leftism.

  • halfempty@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    When I think of “neo-liberals”, I think of corporate Democrats. They serve their own set of wealthy oligarchs, and do minimal lip service to the needs of normal people. They are in the center. The right has gone completely off the spectrum into an authoritarian fascist nightmare. There are many billionaire oligarchs who fund them and create their media propaganda. I’m progressive. I suppose some think that is the “left”, but it’s really just wanting government policy which prioritizes the needs of working people.

    • MemeCollector@kbin.socialOP
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      1 year ago

      but it’s really just wanting government policy which prioritizes the needs of working people.

      A literal impossibility as long as capitalism exists