Why do you lean left?

[Frostnipped Todger]

Left and right are two ends of the same dog turd.

 

[💗Freddie Freaker💗]

The exaggerated version of “leftism” (to the limited extent it retains any of the fundamentals) that is displayed by so many of the exceptional individuals who are documented here does not correspond very closely to leftism-in-fact. I mean just imagine MovieBob attending a meeting with community activists, let alone linking up with Naxalites or other hardened third-world badasses.

Commitment to an egalitarian distribution of resources and worker self-determination predates the performative anti-gamergate movement. God willing, it will outlast it, as well.

Aren't Naxalites Maoists? Please educate me, because any ideology that glorifies Mao's reign sounds like it would be completely retarded. Mao is responsible for the death of millions of his countrymen, Hitler was a total joke compared to him. I'm pretty sure living under a MovieBob dictatorship would be safer than having anything to do with Mao.

 

[The Notorious RGB]

Cancellation is bad for my health.

The older I get, the more I turn conservative. I was conservative to begin with, but I just get stauncher. Unfortunately no politicians worthy of my vote, so...

 

[Gorillad Cheese]

I'm a tree-hugging environmentalist and I'm gay. Those are the main reasons. I'm not even that far left, I would probably have voted for a moderate Republican like Kasich over Hillary if he had won the Republican nomination in 2016. It's too late for that anymore though, Trump is an absolute buffoon who has permanently stained the Republican Party.

 

[The Perplexing Ms. Escape]

Because there aren’t any right leaning policies I agree with.

 

[pussy raptor]

I'm left leaning but I really dont like radicalised politics on either side. In politics I value rational, nuanced discussion the most and I have both more conservative and liberal friends, we somehow get along without bashing each other's heads in. Mostly because we respect each other and don't turn our political views into personal identity.

Also selfishly because I'm gay and want to get married and have children with my trad wife, but in my neck of the woods that isn't really all that possible. I strongly value family over politics, sadly current politics limit my ability to have said family so I support progressive, left-leaning and liberal politics.

 

[Getwhatyou]

I believe everyone deserves a chance to be better. And if my taxes help that then I'm happy.

 

[Stoneheart]

I don't just lean left, I am a socialist. My reasons are simple. Neo-Liberalism is an autistic system that benefits the few through the sweat of the many. Recent events such as COVID-19 has simply exacerbated the growing divide between the ultra-rich and everyone else.

Yes! Very good!

Whole cities have become inhospitable or too expensive to live from policies going as far back as Reaganomics, with highly educated people having to two or three jobs just to survive.

Let the Hate grow! We all know who has made all those decision.. Everybody know who flooded the west with hordes of criminal scum.

It's an immoral, unjust and impractical state of affairs that's vindicated only by lib-cucks or the highly privileged whose biggest issues usually revolve around not being able to date Alexa.

Yes, thats why "they" have to go and their hordes of minions have to be put to work, for a thousand years....

I don't know much about socialism in Nordic countries, it's possible they've done something to actually make it work.

What Socialism? Nordic countries are Hyper Capitalistic, they only use Taxpayer money more efficient and well they like to work.
But that system is gone, some idiots opened the gates for all the sub 80 iq migrants---

 

[Rorschach Test]

Aren't Naxalites Maoists? Please educate me, because any ideology that glorifies Mao's reign sounds like it would be completely retarded. Mao is responsible for the death of millions of his countrymen, Hitler was a total joke compared to him. I'm pretty sure living under a MovieBob dictatorship would be safer than having anything to do with Mao.

The famine associated with the Great Leap Forward sucked. Nobody can argue against that. It was also the last famine that China had. India still has cyclical famines and crushing poverty. So it’s like India suffers a new Great Leap Forward every decade.

Economist Amartya Sen describes it as follows: “Despite the gigantic size of excess mortality in the Chinese famine, the extra mortality in India from regular deprivation in normal times vastly overshadows the former. [...] India seems to manage to fill its cupboard with more skeletons every eight years than China put there in its years of shame.”

Living in China might seem shitty to us, but it’s a relative paradise to these guys growing up in starving villages.

In contrast, Hitler went out of his way to kill (all memes aside) six million Jews and others through direct extermination. Through war, 20 million Soviets, and got about 20 million Germans killed. Memes aside, he’s the worst.

 

[Poppavalyim Andropoff]

Left leg is 2” shorter ..

 

[Subtle]

Yes! Very good!

Let the Hate grow! We all know who has made all those decision.. Everybody know who flooded the west with hordes of criminal scum.

Yes, thats why "they" have to go and their hordes of minions have to be put to work, for a thousand years....

It's all I can think about!

Oy Vey! Oh Fuck! Every time I read a news article, every time I get an unwonted TikTok notification, every time I find a thread about politics, I see, THE JEW! Every time I read about economic forecasts, I see asymmetric cryptosystems notifying me of a New World Order. Every time I spot an interracial couple, I see their baby's Zionistic godfather telling me of welfare opportunities that I can't refuse! Judaism has taken hold deep inside of me and I am not sure that I want it out! BRAVO YAHWEH! You have circumcised my IQ with SOCIALISM and I shall never rest until the spirits of nationalism and capitalism are expunged from the face of the earth!

אינשאללה!

 

[brentkanaris]

I don't just lean left, I am a socialist. My reasons are simple. Neo-Liberalism is an autistic system that benefits the few through the sweat of the many. Recent events such as COVID-19 has simply exacerbated the growing divide between the ultra-rich and everyone else. Whole cities have become inhospitable or too expensive to live from policies going as far back as Reaganomics, with highly educated people having to two or three jobs just to survive. It's an immoral, unjust and impractical state of affairs that's vindicated only by lib-cucks or the highly privileged whose biggest issues usually revolve around not being able to date Alexa.

Just about anyone who aren't the ideologues or benefactors of neoliberalism will tell you that this was a mistake long term. Not to really blame them when it started since the Keynesian consensus broke down horribly for the first world by the 70s and with the relative economic improvements of the 80s and the defeat of the second world in the 90s, neoliberalism looked like the wave of the future.

What you need to explain is why and how socialism or your brand of socialism will make things better. Giving it's track record, I doubt it.

Yep. Hatred of Jews is really just anger at the ruling class.

Antisemitism goes beyond class. People hated Jews when they were barred from the ruling class. That's like saying people hate blacks or Arabs because they're poor.

Unions. Republicans actively work against the labor movement. Democrats do not.

1980 called. They want their outdated takes on the American left and right back.

 

[Stoneheart]

Oy Vey! Oh Fuck! Every time I read a news article, every time I get an unwonted TikTok notification, every time I find a thread about politics, I see, THE JEW! Every time I read about economic forecasts, I see asymmetric cryptosystems notifying me of a New World Order. Every time I spot an interracial couple, I see their baby's Zionistic godfather telling me of welfare opportunities that I can't refuse! Judaism has taken hold deep inside of me and I am not sure that I want it out! BRAVO YAHWEH! You have circumcised my IQ with SOCIALISM and I shall never rest until the spirits of nationalism and capitalism are expunged from the face of the earth!

Thats Antisemitic Mate! there is nothing wrong with Zionism and the Jews in Israel arent the problem. they hate those globalist jews with a passion...
They also hate what "they" are doing to israel, they are starting to open up the floodgates in Israel too.
Beitar Jerusalem is the most based group of people you can find, they go out and hunt invaders about once a week.

You either stand with Israel and its People or with "them". Israel cant exist if they let in all the negro "jews" and arabs...

 

[Subtle]

Just about anyone who aren't the ideologues or benefactors of neoliberalism will tell you that this was a mistake long term. Not to really blame them when it started since the Keynesian consensus broke down horribly for the first world by the 70s and with the relative economic improvements of the 80s and the defeat of the second world in the 90s, neoliberalism looked like the wave of the future.

What you need to explain is why and how socialism or your brand of socialism will make things better. Giving it's track record, I doubt it.

I'm not an ideologue and am content with compromises such as James Yunker's ‘pragmatic market socialism’ that curbs inequality while preserving the prevailing consumer culture. I will not deny that capitalists, providing entrepreneurship roles, possess a legitimate right to a profit as a reward for their effort. But really large capital fortunes are a consequence of inheritance, not to mention illegitimate rewards for speculation in financial capital markets. Such income is neither economically necessary nor is its receipt morally equitable. So I would support the public ownership of every large, established business corporation while having all other enterprises stay under private ownership.

Thats Antisemitic Mate! there is nothing wrong with Zionism and the Jews in Israel arent the problem. they hate those globalist jews with a passion...
They also hate what "they" are doing to israel, they are starting to open up the floodgates in Israel too.
Beitar Jerusalem is the most based group of people you can find, they go out and hunt invaders about once a week.

You either stand with Israel and its People or with "them". Israel cant exist if they let in all the negro "jews" and arabs...

Do you even Black Israelites, cracka?

 

[TheJelqster]

Unions. Republicans actively work against the labor movement. Democrats do not.

Unions are the best institution we have to address societal problems without government. Low wages is the obvious one. Want health insurance? Unions. Upward mobility for low-wage non-college educated white? unions. Want to do something about the black unemployment rate? Opioid epidemic? Low marriage rates? Organized working class participation in electoral politics? Unions solve everything.

Unionization doesn't work when you can just deport jobs to other countries. I work in Telecomm and almost 3/4th's of the employee's are Indians.

 

[Ihavetinyweewee]

I'm left of center, but I despise the current incarnation of the democratic party.

I do believe we need a proper progressive movement in this country. Something to counter the corporatist controlled dems and repubs..

But, current progressives seem more concered with bullshit social justice issues than realistic reform..

We desperatly need to enforce anti-trust laws and corporate regulation.

Even Sanders, the poster boy, ended up being a complete tool.

 

[Henry Wyatt]

mostly because i have more left wing views than right wing views, i support trannies and faggots, I feel the police system needs reform(not defunding though, im not that retarded) i feel healthcare should be more affordable and i think workers should have more power.
the only "right wing" view i have is supporting gun rights

 

[Stormy Daniel's Lawyer]

The left is run by Oligarchs and corporations now. The left are the new book burners, word-Nazis, and free loaders. However, It will lead to their unfortunate demise in the end. They will cancel and censor to the point that ultimately the right will bow no more, and then there will be piles of dead bodies lying around the country. I do find it ironic that the left are now hiding behind the same cops they villainized just a few months ago...They can't protect you all...

 

[Ihavetinyweewee]

The left is run by Oligarchs and corporations now. The left are the new book burners, word-Nazis, and free loaders. However, It will lead to their unfortunate demise in the end. They will cancel and censor to the point that ultimately the right will bow no more, and then there will be piles of dead bodies lying around the country. I do find it ironic that the left are now hiding behind the same cops they villainized just a few months ago...They can't protect you all...

Honestly, i think the left/right dichotomy is starting to become antiquated and fake.

The real struggle is corporation/establishment vs middle america..

 

[Stormy Daniel's Lawyer]

Honestly, i think the left/right dichotomy is starting to become antiquated and fake.

The real struggle is corporation/establishment vs middle america..

I agree. I could have said Marixst/Socialist/Corporatist vs middle America.