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I'm just curious for the new or existing people? Lemmy.ml has taken a hard turn to the right since the reddit exodus. There's been a lot of pro-imperialist propaganda being posted on world news, and a lot less diversity of opinion. It feels more neoliberal and neo-con to me.

Does anyone want to share what their political leanings are?

I'll start; I'm anti-imperialist pro-state regulated capitalism. I believe we should have usage based taxes (toll roads, carbon tax) and luxury taxes, and I disagree with wealth taxes for people with less than $250 million. The state should spend more money on consumer protection in all industries (environment, health, finance, etc.) I believe in multipolarity vs. US hegemony.

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[โ€“] artaxthehappyhorse@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The universe appears to be zero sum and I try to balance a non-dualistic perspective with a healthy dose of practicality.. for now

I hate nobody more than anybody else, I blame nobody more than anybody else. We seem to all be equally victims and perpetrators swimming in this trauma soup.

For many things, I've become like a national geographic cameraman observing from the bush, though for now, I will step in and stop human brutality if I see it.. I don't know if I always will.

I'll continue pondering, and make changes as needed.

[โ€“] crazyminner@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I mean that's not like a national geographic cameraman. They don't stop shit when they see it.

[โ€“] matricaria@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago

Somewhere between Libertarian and Ancap. Still waiting for r/libertarianmeme to join Lemmy. But unfortunately, a lot of libertarians on Reddit seem to think that Reddit has the right to charge for the API. While I think this is true, I still think this makes the platform significantly worse.

I lean hard centrist.

[โ€“] Abel@lemmy.nerdcore.social -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Trotskyist, which is basically "commie but against red fascism"

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[โ€“] Fizz@lemmy.nz -2 points 2 years ago

Left wing on social issues and economic issues but right wing humor and ideals.

[โ€“] Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Marxist-Leninist. I'm a believer in Socialist philosophy and the Marxist Material Dialectic, as explained by Marx, Engles, Lenin, Stalin, and Mao.

While I am not a believer in Dengism, I believe that the Communist Party of China is ideologically Marxist and has made great strides in building China's productive forces and improving the lives of the Chinese people.

China is a large country, with many Chinese.

I oppose Western Imperialism and offer critical support to non-Socialist countries that oppose it.

For what it's worth, I also believe in racial and gender equality and gay/trans rights, but these battles are secondary to the class war.

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[โ€“] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The responses in this thread are kind of worrying.

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[โ€“] lynny@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Working class, independent, American nationalist.

The government should be working for the people, not for corporations. Sadly both parties would rather continue shipping out manufacturing jobs while pretending a few chip factories are a major victory for the working class.

It's crazy how we spend billions on relief for people in poor countries, but when it comes to helping the American citizen we either "can't afford it" or are supposed to go on welfare, as if that's something desirable.

I'm a trans woman and the stuff that affects my life the most deal with are affording food, shelter, healthcare and bills. I'm going to guess that's the same for the majority of Americans.

[โ€“] stewie3128@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

What percentage of the US annual budget is spent on foreign aid?

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