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CNN’s Wolf Blitzer seemed at a lost of words at the justification being used to bomb a refugee camp in Gaza.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Liberal: White, far-right, genocidal, usually rich and supports literal nazis because their opponents are communists.

In a modern day context: Supports Ukraine because they're white and full of nazis, supports Israel because they're white and full of nazis.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A Russia apologist, Surprise Surprise. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I fucking hate this so much. Anyone whose against nazis in Ukraine must automatically be a russia apologist. There is zero other explanation. Flat out the one case where they can flat out support nazism and then spin it like you're the one whose problematic for calling it out.

You do realize how dangerous that is, right? Remember how Prager U called everyone they didn't like communists and they were so universally disliked that it resulted in a huge surge in people identifying as communist? What makes you think this won't happen here?

And that's why they do it. It's two fascist nations are fighting, they want you to pick a side because regardless of which one you do, they win.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

These Russian sock puppets try really hard.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure they ment left wing liberal, you're thinking more of libertarian I think? Or are you just really deep in the chamber?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everything he said applies more to Democrats than libertarians.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

By the standards of the rest of the world, absolutely.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only if the rest of the world is China and Cuba. Sure they're not very left wing but slightly right of centre is far more accurate than 'far right'

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In theory maybe. In practice china is to the right of the US. They're a hypercapitalist oligarchy wearing an "I'm totes a communist" hat.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ok so the democrats are far right, China is further right and I guess South Korea or somewhere is off the map and out the building.

I really don't think just calling everyone we have a disagreement with right wing as if it's a synonym for evil is an especially useful strategy.

Because like I know it's hard to hear but the Scandinavian countries are pretty shitty too in a lot of ways. UK and most the EU is right of the democrats, even Kier (labour leader) is to the right of Biden.

We're going to have to say Christiania is centrist at this rate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right wing doesn't mean "bad". It means "view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property or tradition. Hierarchy and inequality may be seen as natural results of traditional social differences or competition in market economies."

All of those things apply to both China and the Democrats. I don't care if they call themselves the left, or progressives, or socialists, or communists. They are very far to the right.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

So basically no one on earth is left wing according to you? Is anyone even medium right or is everyone ultra right wing?