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[-] SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 6 months ago

Every single democrat politician is “radical leftist [name]”

It’s the new communist. They just throw the word out all the time making it functionally meaningless.

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 11 points 6 months ago

They didn't like John McCain, so they lumped him in with the rest of us.

[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

The upside of that is it works against their overton window dragging, if you are going to be called a commie leftist no matter what might as well lean into it

[-] volodya_ilich@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

How does it work against overton window dragging if saying "maybe people should stop dying of preventable disease in the wealthiest country on earth" gets you labelled a communist? It's precisely the sign that the overton window is shifted to the far right

[-] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Sure wish the libs would get this

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

i think it works against leftist's goals we they lean into the straw man description of a tankie; it's turns off liberals a lot

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