• butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    “Relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.” How the fuck does that describe the GOP?? I mean yeah I get the argument relative to economics, but on the civil rights side of things no.

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            8 months ago

            Oh I completely agree with you, I’m a more libertarian kind of socialist myself so I definitely don’t think liberalism is the answer. I also think that’s is disingenuous, and really discrediting to leftists as a whole, when people try to say that the GOP is liberal. They’re definitely not; on almost any social issue they are firmly opposed to the liberal position on civil rights, freedom of association, etc etc.

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              8 months ago

              Yeah, they did turn into fascists in the last few decades… As liberals tend to do.

              But yeah, I was a bit facecious with someone who probably didn’t really know their politics too well. You got me.

              Username checks out, btw. 🖤❤️

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              7 months ago

              I think it’s disingenuous to leftists to call liberals leftist. Liberals are right wing and always have been.