The Self-Isolation of the American Left

Re:The Self-Isolation of the American Left by stathibus on Friday October 29, 2021 @10:01AM (#29038473)

This phenomenon is not exclusive to the left. Trump populism works exactly the same way. For some reason, only the left is called to take responsibility for it.

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Re:The Self-Isolation of the American Left by playpause on Friday October 29, 2021 @10:47AM (#29039120)

> For some reason, only the left is called to take responsibility for it

Wait, what? The right is frequently called to take more responsibility for its extreme elements – moderate Republicans being accused of playing down the seriousness of the Capital invasion, etc. And rightly so.

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Re:The Self-Isolation of the American Left by arp242 on Friday October 29, 2021 @10:21AM (#29038735)

I don't know what you've been reading, but there's a mountain of criticism of populism – including Trump's flavour of it – and then some.

Speaking purely for myself, I would rather criticise my "own side" (i.e the left in my case) than the "other side". I feel it's considerably more constructive and helpful. It's also exceedingly vexing to see someone make bad arguments for a position you broadly agree with.

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