Comment on Am I crazy, or are Americans going insane?
Gigan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yes the country is very divided because both sides have moved further from the center. I blame MSM and social media for this.
have you ever considered that the whole “left”, “right” “center” labels are meaningless to real people? they’re a tool of the same MSM you mention to make people think there’s more of a divide than there is.
sure there are ideologies that those labels can roughly categorize, but real people with real opinions rarely fit neatly into simple categories
have you ever considered that the whole “left”, “right” “center” labels are meaningless to real people?
No, I think a lot of people definitely see themselves on one side or the other.
and that has nothing to do with the MSM making them think that way?
I think MSM has made it worse, they’ve pushed the two sides further apart. But political parties have been around longer than MSM, so I think people will naturally align with one side or another. Having only two major political parties makes this even easier.
bostonbananarama@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Have they though? I struggle to find positions that the Democrats hold that are to the left of where they’ve been for the last 20-30 years. They are pro-choice, for racial equality, for gay rights, etc. Republicans on the other hand have swung wildly to the far-right.
I wish the Democrats would move left, but I haven’t seen it in my lifetime, they are a party of centrists, for the most part.
CommanderM2192@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I do live in a town with two major colleges for the region. It’s crazy how many “socialists” I’ve met who don’t even know about concepts like UBI. “Tax the rich” doesn’t make you socialist. That’s just the easiest, lowest hanging fruit to figure out.