Most redditors will say that democrats are better than republicans, but that does not make someone a leftist. Democrats in America are center right at best and ripe with a ton of corruption of their own. Noticing that both parties are evil and we need economic reform beyond what either of them offer is the entrypoint to crossing the centerline

[–] rusticus@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

This. Americans have been so brainwashed by the corporatists that they don't even realize up from down. JFC, protect your working class already.

[–] brainrein@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

That’s kind of true from a moral viewpoint. But those are of no good because they don’t change anything.

The Democratic Party is a spectrum from social democratic to pretty conservative politicians, no fascists.

I think Bernie Sanders is quite on the left even by European standards. But he's not a communist.

If you want more left politics vote progressive Democrats in every election, especially those local and regional ones. That’s the way to get a left party in the USA. And that will make a more left democratic candidate for president possible and eventually some left governers and a left President.

[–] CarterDarter@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

That's very fair tbh, well put.