Forgive me for my ignorance as a Spanish person, but how in the fuck is "Illegal invasion of Iraq... I mean Ukraine" guy a moderate? And didn't Cheney literally get a Christian Bale movie portraying how comically evil he is?

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 21 points 11 months ago

I fear they're the new moderate.

We saw in Obama, dems are in no rush to move anything back to the left and George Bush has been all but absorbed by the neoliberal establishment.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 13 points 11 months ago

That's moderate for America.

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Like, didn’t these guys used to be called neocons? To distinguish them from the less openly bloodthirsty “moderate republicans”?

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago

neocons

That's the exact term, yes. The Bush Doctrine was the apex of their ideology. Neocons were known for advocating interventionist wars and eventually "preliminary strikes." Reagan's administration and the Republican Revolution of '94 (when Republicans took the majority in both the house and senate) are also considered neoconservative.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How about DINOs?

Democrat in name only

[–] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

Why though? That would imply they’re failing to live up to a higher ideal the Democratic Party is supposed to embody, when we all know no such thing exists. They’re all empty soulless suits because that’s what their party wants and selects for

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago

MFW Democrats are primarily DINOS (because NRINOS or not-republican-in-name-only doesn't exactly roll off the tongue).

Just call them what they are, fascists.