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.
Are most people here left-wing?
Submitted 1 day ago by Hickak@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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Sk3rgi0@lemm.ee 1 day ago
libra00@lemmy.world 1 day 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.
Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Right wingers have, or cause, trouble in open forums, so most social media that isn’t operated as a walled garden, tends to be more left leaning.
untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Depends on what kinda right wingers your talking about Ik a few people who believe in more laissez-faire free market economic policies, and they’re pretty chill
Lexam@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m left handed. I don’t have wings.
Tungsten5@lemm.ee 1 day 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 day ago
I am extremely left-wing, so probably skew the average all by myself. :P
yaroto98@lemmy.org 13 hours 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 10 hours ago
The only reason the left is the lesser of the 2 evils right now is because they aren’t in power.
MiniMoose4Free@lemm.ee 1 day ago
People that cry they are being silenced will say yes.
rabber@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Yeah right wing opinions will just get you banned on most instances
Takapapatapaka@lemmy.world 1 day 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.
MBech@feddit.dk 1 day 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 day 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.
anonymouse2@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Is there a difference? Chicken is chicken. But I do like flats more than drums.
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’ll take your drums, you can have my flats.
kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 1 day ago
As a great and nameless character on Cowboy Bebop once said; “seems that way”.
Dropper_Post@lemm.ee 1 day ago
No homo
CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in 1 day 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 21 hours 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 19 hours 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.
Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 1 day ago
I don’t adopt views wholesale—I evaluate each issue on an individual basis, so my views tend to be a mixed bag. From a political standpoint, most people would probably see me as an unreliable ally as my views can be hard to predict. While I agree with many, if not most, “left-wing” ideas, there are still plenty of others that would get me labeled as a Nazi MAGA Republican.
That said, on Lemmy I’m definitely in the minority when it comes to holding certain beliefs that many would label “right-wing,” even though on other issues I can out–left-wing even most leftists.