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There is not a single leftist or "neo marxist" in political office.

There are literal fascists ruling the country and violating the constitutional rights of US citizens.

Enlightened Centrists: bOtH sIdEs aRe tHe sAmE.

jazz from hell said:
Wrong.
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The Democratic party is literally a center-right party if you look at them in the global context of politics. Just because the overton window is so far to the right in the US doesn't make this statement any less true. That's not up for debate.
 
If someone living in the US right now thinks that something called neo-Marxism is the biggest threat to their society right now ... may God, Allah, Vishnu, Odin and the Flying Spaghetti Monster all have mercy on their soul.
 
I love how Vaenyr completely ignored my post with the article and just trumpeted his trumpet. I’m not denying in any way that the current U.S. administration is fucked up. My main point was that U.S. academia is—or may be—infested with idiotic ideas, that there’s a wasp’s nest in the education system (and has been for a long time). And maybe this is part of what fuels the current U.S. shift to the far right. I don’t know—I don’t have a crystal ball, and my guess is as good as yours. But that article wasn’t written by some random Twitter dweller—it definitely has some merit.

And if many of you will just say that voters are dumb and so on—come on, that’s such a weak argument. Maybe some progressives pushed too hard? Maybe Democrats (and Republicans too) neglected or forgot about blue-collar working men and small-town communities? Maybe the overly tolerant Dems were too soft on russia and China, and didn’t do enough to counter malicious propaganda? And now they’re reaping what they sowed? Maybe. Just maybe.

Regarding neo-Marxism as a threat—of course it’s not out in the open. But maybe, over time, this poison seeped into the education system. Maybe it found a way to influence U.S. politics through a kind of back door—shaping new ideas, vectors, and the speeches of thinkers. These are only guesses on my part, but they’re drawn from that article.
 
Trevoire said:
Dems are clearly centre right.

Bernie wants everyone to have healthcare and decent wages and the Americans think that makes him an extremist.
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I remember an American joining our workplace 15 years ago. She was very much a Republican and thought we were all dangerous communists because we supported the NHS and the welfare state.

That did not stop her giving birth twice for free thanks to the NHS though...
 
I was gonna write a response to Azas but I just don’t have the energy. I don’t get why the guy who hates Russia is going after the left, which is predominantly made up of people who hate Russia. The right has been fucking over Ukraine for years now, and yet you want to keep kicking the football of their propaganda into their goals. It’s so exhausting.

Academia is yet another distraction from the things that they don’t want you to think about. The constitution is under threat. The president is a pedophile and a rapist. LGBTQ+ people are under fire (trans people, just a few days ago, were labeled “terrorists” by the government and their passports are once again under threat). Prices continue to go up. People are being held prisoner in foreign countries with no hope of trial. People are choosing to die rather than pay the insane prices of medical bills.

But sure, Jan, let’s talk about the far left academics that are RUINING this country! Let’s just say kids are being indoctrinated and never ask why, if they’re being indoctrinated, we ended up with a fascist government!! I’m an ostrich, head in the sand!!!
 
Diesel 11 said:
I was gonna write a response to Azas but I just don’t have the energy. I don’t get why the guy who hates Russia is going after the left, which is predominantly made up of people who hate Russia. The right has been fucking over Ukraine for years now, and yet you want to keep kicking the football of their propaganda into their goals. It’s so exhausting.

Academia is yet another distraction from the things that they don’t want you to think about. The constitution is under threat. The president is a pedophile and a rapist. LGBTQ+ people are under fire (trans people, just a few days ago, were labeled “terrorists” by the government and their passports are once again under threat). Prices continue to go up. People are being held prisoner in foreign countries with no hope of trial. People are choosing to die rather than pay the insane prices of medical bills.

But sure, Jan, let’s talk about the far left academics that are RUINING this country! Let’s just say kids are being indoctrinated and never ask why, if they’re being indoctrinated, we ended up with a fascist government!! I’m an ostrich, head in the sand!!!
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Mate, if things are getting worse, then why isn’t there a clear statement from decent U.S. citizens? Where are the mass protests—the kind that would be seen on TV even in other parts of the world? Why is no one showing Trump and his administration that society stands against what he’s doing? Why aren’t the Democrats marching with banners for ‘free speech,’ or something along those lines? I’m just asking. Honestly, I’m a bit surprised there’s so little resistance in the streets to what Trump is doing. Or maybe I just don’t see it. Or maybe James Carville is right, and the Democrats are simply waiting for Trump to completely fuck things up?
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And one more observation: ‘Oh, that political scientist leans to the right, let’s completely discard what he says.’ I think that’s the wrong path. You should at least listen to what your opponents say—sometimes they’re the ones pointing out your flaws. Unless, of course, they discredit themselves with utter nonsense.
 
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