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    1 year ago

    The “left” in the US is really actually center-right. And the “right” is far-right. So yes, both the “left” and “right” in the US are basically the same. Neoliberalism is just fascism with a smart suit and empty platitudes after all.

    But saying the left and right are the same when talking about political ideology (and not the political landscape of the USA) is extremely wrong.

    The right wants to conserve existing power structures or revert to previous ones. The left wants to dismantle power structures and bring about egalitarianism.

    That is the dichotomy. To the right hierarchy, to the left egalitarianism.

    The USA has been the subject of the most powerful and long lasting propaganda machine and psyops in history.