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[–] whereitsat@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

more like

systematic failures of capitalism ruining your life

then have everyone shout at you 'what about personal responsibility?' often, even your family.

this is one of the most insidious things about american culture and ends up inflicting the most damage to your well-being.

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago

In a way, it's actually the runaway systemic success of capitalism ruining all our lives. Like a tumor, it's so fucking effective at parisitizing it's host (earth) to fuel meaningless growth for the sake of growth that it will be terminal if we don't excise it.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 8 points 2 months ago (5 children)

American right-wing, TYVM. Just over half us aren't that stupid, although I admit their number seems to be growing.

[–] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 months ago (45 children)

I don't know... plenty of "left-wing" in Amerika are still blaming Russia for everything and also being paranoid about Communism.

[–] greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo 27 points 2 months ago

Its because the americans misguidedly lump the neolibs in with the left, and the neolibs make up a big chunk of the nominally left party

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[–] NewDark@lemmy.today 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Over half of Americans aren't anti-capitalist, please be real

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[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago

I mean not true the democrats also like to accuse Trump as being the "true communist" I would agree they aren't "left-wing" but then they and the republicans are much more than half.

[–] inkblade@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

America does not have a "left-wing"

You are all just right of center peeps.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Just over half us aren’t that stupid

How many people voted for Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo? How many Americans supported Israel for decades? How many believed the Clintons about "Superpredators". How many bought into the notion that Medicare for All is economy-destroying, but Iraq/Afghanistan was a fight for freedom?

How many people still think The Russians and The Chinese are secretly behind every American candidate they don't like?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

The Russians did it

[–] Muffi@programming.dev 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Propaganda is one helluva drug

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

it boggles the mind how a "free and fair" press isn't regarded as propaganda, but "fair and balanced" is.

[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Did communist trip her?

[–] Idontknowanything@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
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