Originally Posted by
madyogi
I'm sorry ... had to weigh in on this one, because it's so hysterical.
I consider myself a Social Democrat in the vein of Scandavia and such ... you know, tax-payer funded public college, progressive tax policy, universal health insurance, etc. So I'm not even a full-on Socialist or Marxist (meaning I don't support the government taking over the means of production wholesale), though I do have critiques of capitalism, which all skeptical folks should. I listen to Lefties on YouTube, and I can tell you most folks "on the left" are not excited about Biden.
I'll say it again, people on the Right called Obama a socialist. People on the Right will call any Democrat a Socialist. That doesn't make them Socialists.
MSNBC calls Trump a Fascist, that doesn't make him a Fascist.
Equating centrist neoliberal Democrats with Marxists is silly. Again, I'm not a Marxist, just saying this is a false equivalency.
My take is most average folks are getting bent over by both parties. At this point, the problem lies in moneyed interests and the will to hold onto power, not culture wars or who's getting censored or whatever. I can watch OAN if I want, so can you. I can watch Fox News if I want, so can you. I can watch Lefties on YouTube if I want, so can you. I can watch Steven Crowder on YouTube if I want, so can you. I can watch the Blaze if I want, so can you.
All the while, lobbyists and corporate overlords are laughing their way to the bank while many average folks drown in student debt, worry over whether they can afford to go to the doctor, etc, etc.