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In reply to the discussion: The Extremist Wings Of Both Parties [View all]JohnSJ
(98,520 posts)or not voting
Nina Turner, Briahna Joy Gray, David Sirota, Cornell West, etc. Not only did they not vote for Hillary in the General Election over trump, but they encouraged others to do likewise, andc some of those people were part of the rules committee
In 2016, Hillary lost by less than 1% in those critical swing states, while Jill Stein received 1% of the vote.
and the arguments I heard here and other places at the time was that the Supreme Court didnt matter, there was no difference between the two parties, they were tired of voting for the lessor of two evils, even the argument that supposedly Hillary was worse than trump etc.
As for those who argue there are no extreme positions among the left, Defund the Police is one example. AOC as and others were proponents of the call to defund the police is one example
The Democratic Socialist of America not only were against our involvement in helping Ukraine, but also blamed the US and NATO for the reason Russia invaded Ukraine.
That being said, there is no comparison between the two, and those that try to portray both siderisms ignore the fact that the extreme right positions motives are authoritarian
The extremist of the Republican Party are racist, sexist, and bigoted, something that can not be equated to left
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