jsomae@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat do you believe that most people of your political creed don't?message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you believe that most people of your political creed don't?jsomae@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
Just wanted to prove that political diversity ain’t dead. Remember, don’t downvote for disagreements.
minus-squarerational_lib@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoLeftism is unpopular by definition, especially to the privileged classes. Leftism seeks to upend the status quo, and loss aversion is a problem. Not that efforts can’t be made.
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoWhere in the definition of leftism is it said that leftism is unpopular?
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoit’s manifested in our reality; only the liberal branch of leftism is permitted (particularly in the united states) while the other branches are openly denigrated by moderates and rightists alike and persecuted by our governments and militias.
Leftism is unpopular by definition, especially to the privileged classes. Leftism seeks to upend the status quo, and loss aversion is a problem.
Not that efforts can’t be made.
Where in the definition of leftism is it said that leftism is unpopular?
it’s manifested in our reality; only the liberal branch of leftism is permitted (particularly in the united states) while the other branches are openly denigrated by moderates and rightists alike and persecuted by our governments and militias.
That’s hardly definitional.