When asked, I usually tell people that I vote Dem because it’s as close to my anarchist ideals as I can get. I would consider myself a social-anarchist, in that I feel laws shouldn’t be written around societal structures and ideals. Society and culture changes, and I shouldn’t be punished because some dude generations ago decided that something was inappropriate back then. It isn’t now, and shouldn’t be codified that way,
Are most people here left-wing?
Submitted 1 month ago by Hickak@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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psion1369@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Sk3rgi0@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I’m all for the better man (or woman, or whatever). If we see eye to eye on all the important stuff then I’ll vote for you if I’m legally allowed. I don’t care about your affiliations as much as your history and your record as a public servant. Hence, why I always vote Dem because there’s absolutely NOTHING but pussy ass nazi bitches in the GOP.
libra00@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think most people feel this way, right? Like you are left-leaning if you like the policies in left-wing platforms put forth by left-wing parties, so you vote for the left-wing candidates who advocate for them. Likewise, candidates are left-wing because they are members of such parties and advocate for such policies. So saying ‘I only vote for people on the basis of their policies and voting record’ is like saying ‘I only drink water when it’s wet’—technically true, but it misses the point that the thing you’re selecting already comes with the quality you’re claiming to prioritize.
imvii@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I’m Canadian. I support social programs and humanist programs. I support regulation of business so they don’t abuse their positions of power over people and to curb their habit of doing bad things in the name of more profit. I’m for taxing those with hordes of cash and giving the struggling worker a break. I support people to have the freedom to be who they want to be (gay, straight, trans, etc) as long as they aren’t hurting other people (IE pedos don’t get to harm children because they “were born that way” or god said it was cool). I support protecting the land, water and animals. I think Trump is a cunt.
I’m probably pretty left-wing.
octobob@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Why even lump pedos in the same sentence with the gays
This is an age-old hurtful stereotype. I’m hoping you don’t believe there’s any connection, because I have heard that before from bigots in my life and it just makes me see red. Same as the whole “homophobes are just closeted gays let’s point that out as if it’s a sickness”.
I’m just tryin to exist, not be considered “harmful” to anyone
imvii@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Why even lump pedos in the same sentence with the gays
That’s the new MAGA argument. I was getting in front of it.
They’re basically arguing if gay and trans people are born that way, and that’s fine, then pedos are born that way so why isn’t that fine?
It’s a stupid argument because gay and trans people by default exist without victims.
In my opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong with being gay, bi, trans, asexual, etc.
arotrios@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Progressive who’s been here for a bit. The fediverse has definitely swung more left-wing recently - when I first started up two years ago there was a fair amount of conservative bs, libertarian tech-bros and russian bots - it was about a 50/50 split depending on what instance you were on.
The bot problem seems to have been largely dealt with now, and conservative voices have been more or less drowned out by the new influx of users fleeing twitter and Reddit crackdowns. Many are agreeing that the current administration is bad for everyone. There are a number of hard auth-left moral purity testers that kind of a pain in the ass that pop up from time to time.
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
worldwide, I would put most people on the right side of the American left/right. there are a lot of people in south asia for example. China and Southeast Asia are conservative as fuck also. without looking at a Wikipedia table I think that’s probably most people already
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
The American “left” is on the far-right of almost every other country in the world. Not right, not even center. You need recalibrating
RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 month ago
There are a lot of countries where being gay results in prison or death
In my country (one where its technically illegal to insult people based on their sexual orientation), a candidate that wants to make civil unions legal for same-sex couples is considered left-wing because of that
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
you are thinking of the western countries, not the world. most of the worlds population is not the west
moakley@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Last time I took the political compass test, I was center-right, firmly in the libertarian quadrant, exactly in the sub-section labeled “libertarian”.
That means my political stances align 100% against the Republican party and authoritarianism in general.
emberinmoss@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I’ve been on Lemmy for about two months and there is a good amount of left-leaning folks here. I definitely consider myself in the left-wing category. I hover somewhere between a bit liberal, a bit socialist, and a bit of a commie, but absolutely no authoritarianism.
piratekaiser@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Funny you had to put a disclaimer for authoritarianism. The world’s history and propaganda have made it synonymous with the far left, where that ideology was never about absolute power, but quite the opposite.
MiniMoose4Free@lemm.ee 1 month ago
People that cry they are being silenced will say yes.
Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I simultaneously miss and don’t miss reading posts by Trump Supporters on Reddit.
It’s nice to read comments from the other side, even if those comments are batshit insane.
OpenStars@piefed.social 1 month ago
"Come to Lemmy, we have batshit insanity from more than just the two sides" 🤪
Although on Lemmy.world, you won't see two of the Big Three instances that spread the majority of authoritarian propaganda present on Lemmy, because lemmygrad.ml and Hexbear.net have been defederated.
The conservatives likewise were defederated from, and apparently fell apart internally, presumably moving over to Truth Social.
If you or anyone else truly wants to read every POV though, then you can check out Lemm.ee that aims to defederate from as few instances as possible.
Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Cheers!
I do get morbidly curious about politics and will probably check it out.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yes.
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 month ago
For sure, left wing are most of what I see here, except for trolls and bots
If I needed a label, probably Progressive. I liked Biden’s platform and agreed we needed to try a centrist like him to see if it was possible to start working together again. I also believed he did at least as well as anyone could, and if his legacy hadn’t been torn to bits by turnip would have positioned the US well for decades to come. He could have shifted that Overton window, sowed the seeds that a more Progressive candidate could reap.
But if I try to articulate a common theme for my current beliefs, it is to invest in the future. I’m a strong believer in a good education for all as the foundation of our future. I’m inspired by the possibilities of science and technology.
Earlier in life I thought I was much more Conservative but the twisted thing is I now say the same things from a very different perspective.
- I’m a strong believer in family values: every family member deserves equal respect and human rights, every new parent deserves quality time with a new child without regard for work, every child deserves the best healthcare without regard for their parents income, every child deserves a top notch education and the resources to succeed at it, every elderly or disabled person deserves to have their needs met and continue a decent life.
- I believe in innovation and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. A solid education for all allows each person the opportunity to achieve their potential. A comprehensive safety net lets each person reach for the stars without fear, lets them dare to fail without perishing, allows them to learn from a failure and try again.
- I believe in self-sufficiency and independence. Every person deserves a basic income to survive without burdening anyone else. Every person needs healthcare sufficient to recover without losing their independence, their savings, or their loved ones. People who choose city life should be able to walk out their door with only what they carry, and get anywhere.
- I believe in fiscal responsibility. Every investment to look toward the future, build a better society, a better environment, a better humanity
Tungsten5@lemm.ee 1 month ago
It does seem that way from what I’ve seen. What am I? I’m the guy whose got it figured out. Always vote for the worst candidate. Its reverse psychology and works like a charm
libra00@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I am extremely left-wing, so probably skew the average all by myself. :P
rabber@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Yeah right wing opinions will just get you banned on most instances
Takapapatapaka@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Apart from the Tankie Triad, i’d doubt right wing opinions would get you banned (i’m not against believe it if i saw some examples though).
Hate speech and promotion of oppressions that right wingers tend to consider as simple ‘opinions’ might though.
OpenStars@piefed.social 1 month ago
Maybe in certain communities? Some power tripping mods do exist. Likely they could be reported to the instance admins and possibly removed for such a scenario. It's happened before in some extremely high profile cases.
Downvoting the admin of Midwest.social would get you banned though.
Fortunately there are communities such as !yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com that help spread knowledge of such information across the Threadiverse.
MBech@feddit.dk 1 month ago
The rules are usually really quite simple. Don’t be a dick and don’t spread hate. If “right wing opinions” can’t stay out of those simple rules, they’re not right wing opinions, they’re bigots and that has never and will never be okay.
libra00@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Listen, there are assholes everywhere, and even mild centrists can be dicks and break the rules. We can speak about tendencies and generalizations if you like, but there are plenty of people who aren’t bigots who are giant flaming assholes on social media.
Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Could you please define exactly what you mean by “left-wing”?
anachrohack@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’d call myself a liberal but not left wing
anonymouse2@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Is there a difference? Chicken is chicken. But I do like flats more than drums.
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’ll take your drums, you can have my flats.
kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 1 month ago
As a great and nameless character on Cowboy Bebop once said; “seems that way”.
Dropper_Post@lemm.ee 1 month ago
No homo
untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
there’s a few thousand commies too
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Yes
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Need to count the number of “fascists” per posts to get an accurate determination
NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Yes, seemingly every commenter
yaroto98@lemmy.org 1 month ago
I don’t consider myself left leaning. Both left and right are corrupt and neither actually practice what they preach. The left is the US is currently the lesser of two evils though. I do consider myself a socialist-libertarian. I think government should be there to keep the populace safe, and provide basic human necessities to all, and no more. The govt should not be able to execute capital punishment nor declare war. Retalitory strikes, defense and supporting allies defending themselves are all fine, but we could get rid of most of the military and funnel that money back to socialist programs and be a MUCH wealthier and happier country.
Letsdothisok@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The only reason the left is the lesser of the 2 evils right now is because they aren’t in power.
CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in 1 month ago
I align more to the right, but in Turkey political leaning doesn’t really matter, the thing that matters is whether you’re siding with Erdogan or not. Like, Imamoglu is a president candidate supported by the left leaning party CHP, but I would absolutely vote for him against our current dictator.
amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
CHP are Kemalists. idk how anyone worshipping that genocider could be called left-wing (maybe if you’re an ethno-nationalist?). I’d say the real left wing in Turkey would be the Kurdish people fighting for autonomy, the feminists and queers fighting the cops in the streets and the union movements.
CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in 1 month ago
Mustafa Kemal has absolutely nothing to do with any genocide when the whole thing occured under Ottoman Empire (specifically, under Enver Pasha’s command), CHP is one of the parties that rallied the protests against Erdogan, and want better laws for all sorts of people like lgbtq, immigrants and kurds.
I personally disagree with giving more rights to immigrants and don’t like the idea of negotiations with terrorist organizations to divide the country, but am in favor of improving any citizen’s life overall regardless of their sex, religion or ethnicity.
bfg9k@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yes, this site is very left-leaning. I have seem plenty of moderate opinions downvoted because they are centrist or centre-right, and the anti-Trump, anti-Elon and anti-USA sentiment is deservedly heavy right now.
Keep that in mind when reading comments, this place is a bit of an echo chamber at the moment.