Go to most other Western societies and your version of "far-left" is new, naive, and conservative. In my country, most right-wingers back all the "socialism"—by American definition—that we have.

Y'all got decades of catching up to do. I admire the surge, but you've got a lot of examples around the world of how to actually do it. All the while also understanding what you apparently claim to stand for.

Keep enjoying that Us versus Them game though, since that's more what Americanism is into. Love that division. Good job 👍 /s

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago

This meme references the "far-left," ie Communists, Socialists, Anarchists, etc, not the Social Democrats. If it was referring to the American "left," it would say "liberals."

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

How's your political propaganda out there?

ALL of our major media outlets are for profit corporations and serve as propaganda outlets.

NONE of our major media outlets speak honestly about progressive policies.

ALL of our right wing propaganda equates socialism with "the left" and "the left" is portrayed in the absolute worst ways possible. They constantly talk about Venezuela and eating rats (they say we want that). The argument about abortion is almost entirely to be at opposition with "the left" and to paint us as "baby murderers." Any conversation about taxation is equated to theft from "hard workers" to be given to "lazy slobs who pop out babies to collect free money." They specifically take opposition to anything "the left" wants so they don't have to have policies other than "hate the other."

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"Yeah, but if you go to those countries in Europe, you'll find that almost no one likes the socialized health care they have in their country." - Every American conservative and libertarian ever trying to defend the freedumb of paying thousands of dollars out of pocket each year for basic medical treatment.

[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I love the NHS in my country. I'm currently in hospital right now and the staff are fucking amazing but it's underfunded so I got stuck in an isolation room all of Saturday after being transferred to another hospital. Anyway the staff isn't the problem, it's the lack of support and funding that's killing the quality of the service which everyone i.e patients, staff, even politicians all agree on.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

"In polite conversation, one should never mention religion or politics, as it never ends well"

Americans - "Hold my beer"