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Linear scales as explained by lemmy (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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A linear scale and even the 2d "compass" is only useful for the most basic introduction to political parties but sometimes ya gotta meet people where they are at 🤷‍♀️

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[+] dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works -6 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

The problem are the words we use. When some people say the right and letft are the same they don't mean politics but type of person.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

No we mean politics.

Democrats and Republicans don't give a shit about working people. They bow to their capitalist benefactors the same, it's just that one party openly hates the people it marginalizes and the other pretends to care about those people to the extent that it doesn't cost them anything.

Which party came out swinging for Gaza in 2024? Which party rejected Israeli money? Which party bypassed the will of the people and said "vote for this cop or the bad guys will win?"

[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Okay, what is a right type of person and a left type of person?

Eta: I don't know why this is being upvoted. I read their comment wrong. I don't want to delete it because the thread won't make sense.

The comment I was replying to was irrelevant to the thought behind the meme, which doesn't make it a bad comment, just not something I would have replied to because I don't think it was directed to me specifically 🤷‍♀️

[–] dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works -4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

The left and right have the same kind of person who exhibit the same kind of behavior, but believe in different things.

For example: There is a type of person that is quiet another kind of person is loud.

Both the left and the right have quiet and loud people.

[–] lemmur420@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

No one ever said that, people define left and right in regard of political alignment

[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 2 points 6 hours ago

Thanks for clarifying, I did read your comment wrong. Brain hasn't properly booted yet 😅

Yes, it is true that this is what people sometimes mean. What the meme is about is specifically when people say the politics of the "far right" and "far left" are similar.