• eodur@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    I feel like I used to be a centrist, and then things continued shifting around me until the concept of the government acting sanely and working for the people it represents makes me an extreme leftist…

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      18 hours ago

      I think it’s reasonable to be critical of extremists. Like, I argue against lefty wokescolds/puritans/tankies all the time. But like, if you’re between the DNC and the GOP and you think that’s some kind of “both sides/fair and balanced/enlightened” position… you’re probably politically ignorant… Hell, if you think the DNC is some actual leftist position… you’re probably politically ignorant.

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      1 day ago

      I just watched a Ronald Reagan video last night where he predicted everything that’s happening right now, because he saw it during the Depression. I found myself thinking “holy fuck, Ronald Reagan is making a lot of sense, what a leader”.