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Bro what are you talking about, Reddit has always been pretty much leftist and even more so with popular subs like politics or world news.
Leftism is not counterculture/ anti system as much as people here like to think. Face it. It is mainstream and THE system.
I want some insight into your mind and how you think leftism is mainstream. First, can you define leftism in a way that matches the dictionary, and then can you explain how it isn't counterculture
Liberalism is not leftist.
After seeing what the modern American leftist is, yeah, I miss the liberals.
What is "the modern American leftist", specifically?
progressive
Leftists have always been "progressive".
No, they used to be mostly liberal
How silly of me to forget famous leftist FDR...
OK sure if you've decided to define leftism as "the system" then sure, obviously. Weird decision but I'm not one to judge.
In the context of the US, even 'progressive' democrats are center-right at best. Much of the trouble in America is a symptom of this problem.
Lol what
Lol what