Originally posted by ArtolThey're not China, granted, but Corbyn was still an extremist.
The problem with that is that the middle changes. It’s not constantly the same. So who controls what is considered the middle has an immense amount of power. We can see that with slightly left wing economic ideas like Corbyn’s and Sander’s, which were not radical by any means in the past, are now considered far left, because the economic pendulum has swung so far to the right (what we call neo-liberalism)
Originally posted by Blakemore
They're not China, granted, but Corbyn was still an extremist.
I don’t think that’s true really. If you read the program it is all very sensible things that would have helped, mostly just a return to core Labour politics, after the party sold out to corporate interests and warmongerers with Blair’s New Labour.
Of course he’d also clearly have been better in response to Covid.
Originally posted by ArtolOh, so a return to socialist policies with giving everyone in Britain 5G. Yeah, good luck implementing that. Dickwad.
I don’t think that’s true really. If you read the program it is all very sensible things that would have helped, mostly just a return to core Labour politics, after the party sold out to corporate interests and warmongerers with Blair’s New Labour.Of course he’d also clearly have been better in response to Covid.
Originally posted by Newjak
DDM I think you're a pseudo liberal who likes some liberal ideas but overwhelming still acts conservative in most facets of your life.
Which policies and which "life actions"?
Originally posted by Newjak
To the point where you still make common conservative illogical arguments.
Which ones?
Originally posted by Newjak
Even most Democrats wouldn't mind Biden being thrown out of there was the evidence for it.
Not according to the Democrats on reddit and Twitter. Some even said that Biden could literally murder someone right in front of them and they'd still vote or Biden.
You need to do better than, "He just criticized Democrats so he MUST be a conservatard." Add substance to your posts.
Originally posted by Artol
Leftists hate Democrats though. If there's one thing that leftists and conservatives can agree on it's how shit (establishment) Democrats are.
Originally posted by Robtard
It's true that Biden will do some shit things while he's POTUS, but the Democrats/Liberals/Leftist can now just handwave it away by using the ole "well, both sides are bad" tactic as a means to not really address the bad shit and it will be kosher.
Ahhh, there he is. Reasonable, intelligent, Robtard. This the Robtard I've missed.
Originally posted by Bentley
DDM says killing fetuses is not amazing, hence he belongs in a corn-field
On a serious note, I support abortion rights.
You can advocate for morality (I think abortion is morally wrong outside of the obvious exceptions) while supporting policy that seems in contradiction. I'd rather young women have access to safe and effective abortion procedures than the back-alley abortions they'd be forced to get if it was illegal. We have the science on this: young women end up dying or accidentally get sterilized. We have the data. We know what happens.
This is also why I support a UHC that offers both free contraceptives as well as a robust sex education program that includes far more than abstinence talking points.
So my stance would be, "Pro-Choice with UHC that includes free contraceptives, comprehensive sex education, and important social safety nets for children like free-school-lunches."
Originally posted by Blakemore
Oh, so a return to socialist policies with giving everyone in Britain 5G. Yeah, good luck implementing that. Dickwad.
Other things that would be easily possible are undoing the NHS tax cuts of the Tory governments austerity course (which would have helped in this pandemic), lowering the university fees like the Liberal Democrats promised before they sold out to the Tory Party, strengthening worker protections, unions and social benefits, so young people don't have to slave away on zero hour contracts with no chance of advancement, completely at the mercy of corporate owners, and ensuring that structurally weaker parts of the United Kingdom are not left behind when the EU funds dry up.
All of those things are sensible to do, they are not even socialist really, and the Tories refuse to do them because they are philosophically opposed to helping the British people in any way.
Bo Jiden's first year will probably be mainly fiscal and trade. Europe, US-UK, CANZUK and East Asia mainly. After those treaties, tariffs and deals are finalised, it'll be tax cuts and raising interest rates.
Just in time for limiting or expanding government based on domestic issues for the midterms. I'll think he'll focus on crime or health, mostly.
Afterwards, it'll be international world police and probably bomb a few countries or do something about terrorism or liveAID.
Then pass a new health bill, a new crime bill, a new rescue bill and focus on job creation in time for his re-election.