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AbigailFlippinfloppn t1_j1vdne3 wrote

Reply to comment by kbd77 in Brett Smiley looks to change / eliminate bicycle lane on South Water Street by Locksmith-Pitiful

Moderate is a euphemism for right wing, always

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Locksmith-Pitiful OP t1_j1vf6ky wrote

>Moderate is a euphemism for right wing, always

Trying not to go down a huge rabbit hole about liberal vs. democrat vs. progressive, right wing vs. modern conservative, etc...

I personally call him a moderate democrat because he isn't a progressive one. He isn't going to do stupid shit like ban gay marriage or abortion, but he likely won't fight for green energy, public transportation, income equality, etc. He's likely to side with businesses and developers.

If he was in congress, he isn't going to side with AOC or Bernie, he'd likely vote like Manchin. Overall, not much progress or change will happen, it's likely to be a slow 4 years.

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AbigailFlippinfloppn t1_j1vfh5i wrote

Tbf there is no left here. Bernie, AOC, etc are centrists. They can't even back up the rail workers ffs

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Locksmith-Pitiful OP t1_j1vg8fr wrote

After the rail worker shit, I understand... as a progressive, I'm like, WTF? At the same time, there were several statements released by the progressive democrats essentially saying their hands were tied and that "it was complicated." Many of them voted for sick days but it was dismissed. I still think the progressive democrats are doing pretty damn good work though, still, the rail union was fucked.

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AbigailFlippinfloppn t1_j1vhhlx wrote

Nah, there is no excuse. Always stand with labor. But that's the difference between actual socialists and these spineless social democrats.

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Locksmith-Pitiful OP t1_j1vhqh9 wrote

I need to research it more unfortunately, I feel unequipped to give any strong opinions or thoughts :( At a surface level, it appears super shitty, I need to dive in more.

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