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[-] Hayduke@lemmy.world 213 points 2 weeks ago

Funny to think of the right viewing the, globally speaking, center-right as “radical left”. The level of hyperbole and hypocrisy from the right is stupefying.

It’s one thing I am trying to impart on my kids. If someone speaks fluently in hyperbole and absolutes, or getting louder the more they are challenged (or both), 100% they are full of shit and trying to sell you something.

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 weeks ago

Funny to think of the right viewing the, globally speaking, center-right as “radical left”. The level of hyperbole and hypocrisy from the right is stupefying.

This is a major part of the problem we're in. And I'm sorry but I'm going to "both sides" a bit because there is plenty of blame to toss around.

Democrats and Republicans have both been upping the rhetoric for decades, describing their political opponents in harsher and scarier terms. Most politicians did so understanding that it was all basically just "campaign talk" and not really true. But it gets votes so you do it. You can see this when you see retired politicians giving interviews where their language is much softer and reasonable than when they were in office.

Republicans turned it up to 11 quicker than Democrats though - and Donald Trump and his followers actually believed the rhetoric rather than understanding that it was just campaign BS.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 78 points 2 weeks ago

When did Democrats treat Republicans harshly? The problem is that they don't, they're spineless bastards who would rather take one step towards fascism than two steps towards progress

[-] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago
[-] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 19 points 2 weeks ago

This is a deep cut, this is an underrated comment lol

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[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago

A few Democrats have properly called out Republicans for what they are: fascists and Nazis. This very much hurts the feelings of the fascists. Can't you see how mean it all is?

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[-] JawnZ@lemmy.today 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

... if one side moves farther to the right, and the other side stays where they are, the side calling out the mover isn't "both sides".

(Not that Democrats haven't also moved farther right)

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[-] Jolly_Platypus@lemmy.world 181 points 2 weeks ago

I wish they were radical left.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 167 points 2 weeks ago
[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 68 points 2 weeks ago

Or left light, or left light classic.

~It's just left zero.~

It's just one of those generic brands you'll find on some low shelf in a semi-abandoned dollar store.

[-] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[-] TwoDogsFighting@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago

They are, I'm afraid, new left.

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[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 2 weeks ago

Id settle if they just left all together.

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[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 117 points 2 weeks ago

Democrats need to let the shutdown happen but im almost positive they'll just give the fascist everything he wants instead.

[-] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 46 points 2 weeks ago

Schumer et al: "best we can do is write some sternly worded letters"

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[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

They need to shut it down AND call for a nationwide general strike. And then we don’t stop until every Republican has been removed from government, gerrymandering has been outlawed and fixed, and RCV is the law of the land.

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[-] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 76 points 2 weeks ago

Shut it down.

Shut it all down.

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[-] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 70 points 2 weeks ago

Lmaoooo Chuck is radical left, sure buddy sure

[-] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 2 weeks ago

Everything left of themselves are radical to Facists. Alex Jones got a lot of leeway back in Bush days because people thought him being against Bush meant he was closer to center, but it was the opposite. Bush wasn't terrible enough for Jones.

Same with Fuentes and Kirk really; groypers attacked TPUSA mostly for not being racist enough to Jews.

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[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 55 points 2 weeks ago
[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Don't worry, I'm sure they will find some moral-grandstanding excuse to avoid doing it.

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[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago

I'm still waiting to see who these 'radical left democrats' are... cuz I'm more left and radical than ANYONE that's elected currently. I don't understand how that doesn't just get old..

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[-] drdalek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 2 weeks ago

Government is starting to break down. Officials are being arrested by ICE. This really feels like the pot is so ready to boil, which just sucks for the average Joe trying to get by.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago

Pots been boiling for years, the right just put a lock on the lid like a pressure cooker.

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[-] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 38 points 2 weeks ago

Likely will try and pull some 'because congress is absent' emergency rule bullshit to grab for full dictator powers.

[-] Triumph@fedia.io 28 points 2 weeks ago

The other subtext is coloring Schumer and Jeffries as terrorists.

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

More evidence for the next Nuremberg trials.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Nuremberg trials happened because an alliance of antifascist countries fought hard at great cost to take the fascists down with the help of organized resistance inside. Today we don't seem to have any of the prerequisites.

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[-] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago

If he will call you radical left anyway, then why not try to be the radical left he calls you for just a day?

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[-] abbiistabbii 26 points 2 weeks ago

They believe anyone who isn't them is a radical leftist.

[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

Yep, and that’s why Trump declared (specifically) antifa as a terrorist organization. Anyone that he wants to say is antifa, is now antifa.

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[-] Eh_I@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

Schumer is going to give him such a tweeting 😡

[-] StewNasty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I bet he'll even follow it up with a strongly worded letter with at least 3 very strong points addressed to whomever will pay attention to him.

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[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

No matter how far to the right democrats shift, republicans will always call them radicals.

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[-] DarkSideOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

Shutdown might help Trump to push his project 2025 agenda with no judges working and the justice halted.

[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

I know that was Schumer's excuse last time, but I'm not sure that really adds up. The federal courts can still fund themselves for a few weeks after a shutdown. Also, the lower courts are slowing Trump down, but the Supreme Court is consistently ruling in his favor. If anything, he should want the courts to be running as quickly as possible so he can keep appealing and getting the Supreme Court to overturn all the restrictions the lower courts are placing on him.

Plus, while ICE is being designated an essential agency and ICE agents are expected to fulfill their full duties during a shutdown, they do it without pay (and get back-pay when the shutdown ends). That's not a big deal for a week, but if you stretch a shutdown out for a month, that starts to hurt. I'd like to see how loyal Trump's dogs are when they're not getting fed.

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[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 18 points 2 weeks ago

Calling it. Something about "but muh federal works don't deserve this" wiping away tears with $100 bills.

Shut down the government. Fascism is based on one part greed, and if the lowest arent getting paid maybe they'll stop being able to do as much damaging stuff.

[-] ImADifferentBird 16 points 2 weeks ago

That's hilarious. They weren't even demanding anything substantial, like the abolition of ICE or the removal of National Guard troops for cities. They staked their claim on budgetary issues related to healthcare... and Trump couldn't even stomach that.

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[-] lemmylump@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

The Bailey's are so fucked, and rightly furious with this chucklefuck.

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago

Inb4 anti-trump Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger gets called a "Radical Leftist"

[-] gonf@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, the idiots who wouldn't even endorse Mamdani? Yeah, good job shitheads, go against the will of your own voters to try to stay on better terms with the worst people, who won't even work with you.

[-] crusa187@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago

lol

lmao even.

shutting down the anti-anti-fascist government is precisely what’s needed for Americans, so you can rest assured Chucklefuck and Jeffries absolutely will not do this.

Just last night Schumer was on tv crying “we hope and pray Trump will sit down and negotiate with us.” LOL. These two have huffed so much of their own farts it has melted their brains. That, and all the donor money.

[-] ubergeek@lemmy.today 13 points 2 weeks ago
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