It’s relative. This is how it works. It’s also how the SPD in Germany is “left” and how Labour, from any country with a party so named, is “left.”
Comments Iike yours have never served any purpose other than to make the speak feel self superior. They actually serve as a detriment to further discourse on the topic.
We know. Everyone knows. It’s just how we refer to the Democratic Party here. At this point, I think the only people who don’t know the difference are the ones wouldn’t care to make the distinction in the first place. Getting upset over it makes about as much sense as getting upset at British people for calling a sweater a jumper.
Yeah. And in America it’s the opposite. But our favorite Lemmyleft will see them, and talk about them, as the same. To exciting effect. (And they have reasons, you see)
And so we have this conversation again. And round and round it goes.
I’m tired of Americans calling left of far right to be left. Left of far right is still right you know.
That Overton window yo
It’s relative. This is how it works. It’s also how the SPD in Germany is “left” and how Labour, from any country with a party so named, is “left.”
Comments Iike yours have never served any purpose other than to make the speak feel self superior. They actually serve as a detriment to further discourse on the topic.
We know. Everyone knows. It’s just how we refer to the Democratic Party here. At this point, I think the only people who don’t know the difference are the ones wouldn’t care to make the distinction in the first place. Getting upset over it makes about as much sense as getting upset at British people for calling a sweater a jumper.
Yeah but it’s silly to call democrats the right-left-wing and republicans right-right-wing and maga right-right-right-wing
We could use: MAGA Fascists Republicans Centrist Dems
Literally doesn’t matter when we have 2 parties and one of them is to the left of the other
Use “liberal” and see how that goes.
You’d be talking about the right wing party in my case (Australia - the Liberals are the conservative choice)
Yeah. And in America it’s the opposite. But our favorite Lemmyleft will see them, and talk about them, as the same. To exciting effect. (And they have reasons, you see)
And so we have this conversation again. And round and round it goes.