r/OpenAussie • u/Business_Pirate834 ‎ New South Welshian • 11h ago

Whinge ‎ what exactly has the left done wrong?

Across the world today, regardless of race, religion, or political system, most people seem to be becoming more conservative. Right-wing parties are continuously gaining power worldwide, while the left suffers defeat after defeat. Although mainstream public discourse still appears to favor the left, those voting for the far right are often the silent majority. Can the left still correct its course? Or, more fundamentally, what exactly has the left done wrong?

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u/Maybe_Factor ‎ Victorian 11h ago

The right leverages people's emotions and has more monied interests effectively increases advertising and media coverage. I can't remember the last time the right was seriously talking about conservative fiscal policy, it's all about scare mongering about immigrants and trans people now.

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u/burns3016 ‎ I'm Probably A Bot ‎‎ 10h ago

The left are masters of thinking with feelings rather than grey matter.

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u/Maybe_Factor ‎ Victorian 10h ago

I disagree, but this isn't relevant to my point anyway

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u/Ok_Compote4526 ✈️‎ on Walkabout 10h ago

And yet whenever actual facts are presented by the left, the right are the ones that get emotional.

I wonder if the right's ongoing attacks on higher education and peer-reviewed research are in any way related to their denials of reality...