• vga@sopuli.xyz
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    5 months ago

    This used to be true, but I don’t think it is anymore. Or at least my perception is that some parts of the american left are way leftier than the europeans left are.

    Being in so close proximity to the obvious evil of communist regimes might have something to do with it.

    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      There are no communist regimes…

      Both Russia and China are authoritarian dictatorships operating on a semblance of oligarchy controlled capitalism at this point.

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      5 months ago

      What’s changed is people’s outspokenness about their political views.

      The American Left, on average, would be considered well in the middle of the right in most of the world. This has resulted in “far left” in the US encompassing everything from global centrism to far left extremism. As such, using the term is pretty pointless without adding enough context so others know what is included.