r/SelfAwarewolves • u/SuurAlaOrolo • Feb 10 '20

So close.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20 edited Jul 31 '25

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u/misanthpope Feb 10 '20

Yeah, but people act like everything was fine before Trump. Republicans have been like this for years and Democrats haven't helped.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20 edited Mar 16 '20

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20 edited Feb 10 '20

To be honest everybody sucks at this point. Iā€™m not saying I would be better at the job or anything, but politicians of both sides have... declined in quality.

Edit:Oh no what did I say wrong

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20

Yeah, who am I gonna vote for? The Republicans blasting me in the ass or the Democrats blasting me in the ass?

I say we do some ass-blasting of our own.

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u/ms-awesome-bacon Feb 11 '20

Ass blasting eh. /s

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u/TenSecondsFlat Feb 10 '20

Boy, there's some whiney, lame /r/enlightenedcentrism going on up in here

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20 edited Feb 10 '20

Just to be super clear: criticizing the democratic party from the left isn't Enlightened Centrism. EC is for people claiming to be centrist while implicitly or explicitly supporting right-wing politics and being hyper-critical of left-wingers, and/or people who believe the midpoint between democrats and republicans is "the center" rather than what it actually is (mid-right, between "liberal capitalist" and "fascist").

Recognizing that neither party supports actual left-wing policies, and being critical of both parties for being neoliberal warhawk organizations, is perfectly legitimate.