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Democrats: Stop dividing the left (lemmy.ml)
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[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (10 children)

The political terms “right” and “left” have meant the same thing since the French Revolution.

the weakening or abolishment of capitalism - the traditional dividing line of left and right

Wasn't the French revolution just abolishing feudalism and the monarchy?

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

leftism is defined by opposition to the status quo. the french monarchy was capitalist as well as the status quo at the time; we still have monarchies and capitalism is unquestionably the status quo.

[–] mattyroses@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

no, it's not. That would make fascism left wing, it is not.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

fascism is right wing and a big part of late stage capitalism.

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