I'm hoping this doesn't start a fight, I'm just curious what the political orientation is of this community. I grew up in a liberal (in the American sense) family, and I identify now as a socialist, though a lot of the liberalism I grew up in has stuck with me, like interest in LGBTQ and women's rights, environmentalism, etc. Wondering where people here land?

  • startrekexplained@startrek.website
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    1 year ago

    They're not in communist countries. And Florida is led by illiberal increasingly anti-democratic figures that are directly inspired by Russia and even China, so what a terrible example to counteract my point, lol

        • raven [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          Conservatives have been homophobic and racist since there has been a conservative. "Actually China did that"

            • BeamBrain [he/him]
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              1 year ago

              Love to accuse communists of being intolerant and socially conservative while engaging in Yellow Perilism and saying that America's problems are the fault of evil inferior foreigners

        • Ram_The_Manparts [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          You don't even believe this yourself.

          There is absolutely no way that you don't understand that the GOP's anti-queer stance is 100% homegrown, and you're only trying to make this ridiculous argument because you're incapable of admitting that your previous comments on this topic are all bullshit.

          Do better and just take the L, this isn't fucking reddit.

        • CyborgMarx [any, any]
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          1 year ago

          The GOP is directly inspired by the homophobic attitudes in both countries

          lmao are you doing a shitty bit, what absolute fuckin nonsense, absolving western homophobes of responsibility and agency while simultaneously peddling a racist conspiracy theory, get a grip you shitlib

        • HornyOnMain
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          1 year ago

          the idea that all western fascists must just be corrupted by the evil orientals is incredibly racist (because western liberal democracy is so perfect and enlightened (unlike those savage eastern authoritarians) that it could never organically give rise to fascism without outside interference).

          please take a look in the mirror and consider your incredibly racist and infantilising views that fascism cannot organically emerge on its own in western liberal democracies without outside meddling

        • brain_in_a_box [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          You're not even trying anymore. "The GOP is directly inspired by China". Please, post receipts