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Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by CraigJPerry on Saturday September 19, 2020 @08:19AM (#24526931)
Does the USA have a left today? The right who voted for the new deal are left of today’s left.

Today’s left are more right than yesterday’s right.

Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by Pfhreak on Saturday September 19, 2020 @09:58AM (#24527451)
They do, but it isn't represented in either of their two parties. The Liberal party and the Far Right party both do their best to ignore the leftists.

That said, at the local and house level there is an increase in left candidates getting elected. We'll see where that goes.

Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by arcticbull on Saturday September 19, 2020 @12:01PM (#24528354)
Yep, the two major parties are "center-right" and "far-right" politically. There are some leftists but they aren't represented, and because of the two-party system they won't be. Two parties ~= one party.
Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by stjohnswarts on Saturday September 19, 2020 @09:42PM (#24531419)
AOC and her squad are very far left and they're mainstream.
Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by CraigJPerry on Sunday September 20, 2020 @04:19AM (#24532665)
>> very far left

On what grounds? AOC, like Sanders, advocates for centrist policies like those in the UK. AOC is a left leaning centrist. The rhetoric in the US does label her and Sanders extreme left but that’s evidence in favour of my point - there is no left in the USA.

Who is the USA’s version of John McDonnell telling us all that there’s a lot to learn from Das Kapital?

Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by arcticbull on Sunday September 20, 2020 @09:32AM (#24533929)
AOC is centre left, somewhere between Canada’s ruling Liberal party and the NDP currently endorsing them (its a minority government this time). NDP is a little further left IMO but not far off.
Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by ncmncm on Sunday September 20, 2020 @01:09AM (#24532026)
Centrists.
Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by stjohnswarts on Saturday September 19, 2020 @09:42PM (#24531416)
Please go back and cite me some references where they defended black rights, women's rights, LGBTQ rights, etc. I'll be waiting with bated breath.
Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by CraigJPerry on Sunday September 20, 2020 @04:00AM (#24532604)
The indian reorganisation act? ...and breathe again