I assume they’re not that big into politics and just wanna appear moderate.
I think we have countless words. We should use our words.
We all have a spectrum of social and economic and other ideals.
Those who want to lead us have theirs too, and they’re the ones who need us to commit and compartmentalize into ideologies and macro definitions that get twisted.
It makes sense to me. There’s no middle ground anymore and nowhere for these people to go. It sucks. Many people want fiscal conservatism but also support common sense social issues. I don’t see what’s so weird about this. The people accusing these people of being republicans or bad people are fucking idiots and shows the average understanding of politics/policy on Lemmy.
Edit: To clarify, I’m not saying that this describes me. Just that i totally understand it.
“I haven’t thought about politics for more than 30 seconds in my entire life but I don’t want to admit that and don’t want to sound like a complete asshole” is about the most charitable way I can translate that sound bite.
“Liar.”
Libertarians don’t actually care about social progress if it affects a business’s bottom line negatively.
“I don’t hate women and minorities but I don’t see anything wrong with an economy built off of their exploitation.”
Translation: “The limits and bounds of my intelligence are the same as that of an LLM.”
Raging asshole.
“US politics new speak, can’t relate.”
I assume they vote liberal or are uncomfortable being seen as the hateful sack of shit they are.
If we’re talking America the parties align like this:
- Democrat: Socially moderate, fiscally conservative
- Republican: Socially regressive, fiscally liberal
Republican: Socially regressive, fiscally liberal
Are massive tax cuts really considered fiscally liberal? The vast majority of the deficits that Republicans cause are due to tax cuts choking government funding.
I mean yeah probably. I mean when I think of defining liberal economics I think of what would Adolphe Thiers say. So yeah I think he’d be okay with handouts to his rich friends. Enriching the bankers and fucking over the working class.
“I don’t like being held responsible for the outcomes of the fiscal policies I fully support”
“I believe good things but don’t want to actually sacrifice anything or be responsible for any of my actions that my prevent good things from happening”
They pine for the Blue Dogs and haven’t updated their policy preferences since the early 90’s.
C-c-c-conservative combo-breaker!
Edit: Sorry, I just wanted to say that. But I do think that falls under right wing with a sprinkle of social moderate leftism but even so, the debate of “can gays have the same rights as all of us” takes away from the ultimate leftist pov of “we should all have better material conditions as a class, including minorities”.
Edit 2: and fiscally conservative is ofc “you keep whatever pennies you may or may not have, I got money Idgaf I’m not giving it away” which is the antithesis of the misunderstood concept of the far left.
“Sure the problems are bad, but the causes? The causes are good.”
