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They're here, anything pro trump is often downvoted, and most things heavily critical of the Dems are also often downvoted.
For better or worse, there's not a lot of right wing stuff that makes it into the positive on votes.
If you sort new, you'll see it pop up from time to time.
It's hard to tell sometimes, but it certainly feels like some political regimes are trying out dropping propaganda here or there into the conversation. I'm sure most of it is from genuine users, but there are some comments that just look like they're here to stir up dissent.
That is for the better.
You occasionally run into some disagreeable but unobjectionable "traditional" conservative opinions, usually around economics and the governments role in it, but trump shit isn't that. We can be friends if you think a market solution is viable or better than an entitlement program. We can't be friends if you think a significant portion of your fellow citizens are vermin or that we should just let terrible problems continue or get worse.
The window has just shifted so far that literal objective depictions of reality are described as "left".
It would be nice to have some opposition, though. Even if most "conservative" media right now is little more than xenophobia, or cult worship, there do exist sound arguments against the typical internet-left positions. I don't have a solid enough read on what comes through New in the fediverse to say whether any of that is being submitted and just downvoted off everyone's feeds, or if all that's being submitted is the average conservative media junk.
Still, political spaces without opposition/diversity invariably degenerate into purity contests, and circle jerking.
Conservative media comes through plenty in the form of business, tech and mainstream media sources 🙄
Don't confuse the fact that Republicans have become degenerate doesn't mean their ideas are the basis of conservative ideology.
No, there's really not sound arguments against them. That's why nobody ever hears sound arguments.
Stop assuming ghosts exist because you saw a picture frame on the wall move when a large truck went by...
That's like saying there are no trade-offs to any policies; it's simply not true. I'm as left as they come (not American left, British), but failing to admit there are flaws or sound arguments against left-wing ideas is very ignorant.
Not what I said, is it? The person said there are no arguments against "the typical internet-left positions"; which I disagree with. If such positions were infallible, they would always succeed. All policies have trade-offs.
I didn't mention "right ... sound points" or their representation.
Actually it's my b as i confused another posters point up the chain for yours, sorry
All good, fellow RATM fan.
(that was not a joke...but then I just went to play it and found it's actually a Springsteen song; TIL)
Nonono, you misunderstand the political landscape.
Something having downsides IS NOT the same as the claims being made against things. If you think conservative politicians are arguing in good faith, you simply haven't been listening.
There really are not sound (conservative) arguments against them.
If you do not agree, you do not know enough. Period.
Lol. Your arrogance is astounding.
Your pride in ignorance is pathetic. Perfect example of why public education is critically important to fund, and to fund properly.
Conservstives cling on to old, stupid ideas that are in the process of being proven wrong. Again and again and again and again.
But you go ahead and defend that hill that brought us golden gems of wisdom like "Trickle Down Economics", private, for-profit prisons, and a lack of regulation so companies can dump what ever they want in to rivers and the ocean...
No no, you said period, the end, so stop. I don't need anything further from you.
The difference to Reddit et al is that votes don't generally matter a huge lot in here. And you can easily hide them.
However Lots of places love to call those pointing out flaws in democratic policies trump supporters unfortunately