I genuinely feel bad for any liberals who haven't figured out they're basically just polite nazis. That's gotta be a really rough realization. Spending your entire life thinking you're doing the right thing only to suddenly have it revealed that everything you were living for was a lie.

Now for those of them that are aware what liberalism stands for and are still going? Straight to hell.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

"How is it that we hear the loudest yelps of liberty among the riders of negroes?"

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You somehow twisted this in your mind as some kind of gotcha that lets you preen in your selfish politics.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Scratch a liberal, a fascist bleeds

[–] HowMany@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Define "liberal". Then maybe the rest of what you said can fall in place.

[–] aphlamingphoenix@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not OP but I think they meant supporters of neoliberal economic policy and somewhat progressive social policies. "Liberal" like American liberal politics. The point being that they think they have good politics because they think trans people are people and aren't the kind of right wing fanatic we get a lot of. They're "left" to the extent that the American political spectrum allows for without understanding what "left" actually means, without being conscious of the overarching machinations that make then think their politics are good even as they continue to feed a system that intentionally blinds them to any honest criticism.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

supporters of neoliberal economic policy and somewhat progressive social policies. "

There's nothing progressive about airstrikes on civilians. Never has been.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

The somewhat progressive social policies are reserved for the domestic market. Statistically, US democrats are the party who starts wars and UK liberals always support these wars as we saw with Iraq and Afghanistan.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[–] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

These Russian sock puppets try really hard.

[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years 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?

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Everything he said applies more to Democrats than libertarians.

[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The democrats are far right?

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years 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'

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years 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.

[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years 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.

[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago

Henry Kissinger