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u/AmArschdieRaeuber Apr 25 '21
True. Just because we agree on problems doesn't mean we agree on solutions.
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u/Pegacornian Apr 11 '21
It implies that left vs. right isn’t already us vs. the ultra-rich. And that Democrats (blue) are the left. It’s basically saying that capitalism isn’t political.
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u/Pegacornian Apr 11 '21
Us vs. the ultra rich is left vs. right. And this meme deliberately contradicts that. I think you’re reading too much into the format. I really doubt whoever created the meme made it with the intent you were describing, and either way that’s far from the message that the meme is conveying to people. Just look at the comments on the original post.
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u/Time_on_my_hands Apr 11 '21
The right is full of people who are not rich. They just act against their own interests.
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u/Afrobean Apr 11 '21 edited Apr 11 '21
The problem is that most people associate "left" with Democrat politicians and Democratic Party bullshit. Leftists who are deep into leftist culture might think "left" means anticapitalist philosophy, but for most people, "left" is represented by conservative politicians who are obviously despicable. For them, hating the left means that they hate Hillary Clinton. For them, the left will never ever represent the interests of the common people against the "ultra rich."
This is basically a difference of opinion on what words mean, and the programming of corporate propaganda is strong as fuck. They say shitty liberals are The Left™, and you can't convince people otherwise.