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In reply to the discussion: Which of these do you consider yourself? [View all]applegrove
(118,620 posts)1. I empathize. That my thing. Sometimes I empathize for a second with the creepiest
of Republicans and it scares the hell out of me. That makes me a liberal and sometimes progressive. I run an mri on things you could say. Plus I grew up in a liberal family. Voted for the progressive conservatives in my first election because I was naive. Since then it has either been liberal or NDP, who would both be considered centre left in the US, with the NDP more socialist.
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I empathize. That my thing. Sometimes I empathize for a second with the creepiest
applegrove
Nov 2021
#1
I don't fit very well into categories, as where I am really depends on the issue
Amishman
Nov 2021
#7
sigh, this makes me so sad (I am too tired to even get mad over it, it is just wearying)
Celerity
Nov 2021
#30
I thought it also meant that you are ok with banning long time things now found offensive by some
Polybius
Nov 2021
#24
History of the...Left - Right spectrum. Where did it come from? French Revolution..
Stuart G
Nov 2021
#21
Not many, only a handful self-label as such. AOC and Bernie are the two most well known.
Celerity
Nov 2021
#36
It is hubristic to think you can simply 're-brand' a toxic (toxic in a reactionary nation-state like
Celerity
Nov 2021
#39