I think a little clarification is needed. No. I don’t actually think everyone there is insane. I don’t care about the bans so stop trying to use that. HB enthusiasts coming here and trying to call me out achieves nothing besides proving my point

Edit: Feel free to keep trying to brigade me. It’s not going to scare me to take this down

  • Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.socialEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    I see US liberals as defending both social and economic policies. Here are some examples I can think of:

    • Supporting unions but also not cracking down on union busting as much as they should
    • Wanting universal healthcare solutions (Obamacare) while not wanting Medicare for all or proper socialized medicine.

    I am just speaking to what I observe, but I think the trick the liberal party in my country play is a show of being “for the people” and giving concessions but, in the end, being absolutely capitalist motivated.

    • Allero@lemmy.today
      21·
      2 months ago

      Yes! The latter part of what you say explains exactly to me why liberals cannot be the center.

      Being “for the people” is more of a show here, while they are funded and act in the interest of businesses. When people do demand change that goes against capitalists, they will play everything to keep the spectacle while clearly not choosing people’s side. Often times, they don’t even give concessions - just pretend internal struggles stopped them from implementing the changes. And at the same time, this doesn’t break the logic of liberalism.