Hi all. Lemmy tends to be rather lefty, so I am not afraid to say that my politics lands on the left as far as US politics goes. So my uncertainty isn’t between left and right, but where I fall on the left.
Since around 2017 I have considered myself a liberal of some form. But I have to confess I did not start really doing a deep dive into politics until this current administration. And I have felt conflicted. I try to listen to different commentators. I’ve listened to Destiny, Hasan, Vaush, and various other people. All as reconnaisance - so to speak - and none of them because I necessarily subscribe to with any real confidence. I’m just trying to hear different perspectives.
If someone mentions something about some policy that was passed some time ago, or mention some political figure I’m not sure I’ve heard of, I go look in to it.
I thought this would help me settle on a solid political stance, but I think it has just caused me more confusion and uncertainty. How do you all do it?
Around 2006 the Australian liberal government passed laws that effectively stopped on workers rights, they lost the election the next year so hard the prime minister lost his seat, but the labour government didn’t restore all the rights that were removed despite it being a key campaign promise. It kinda was then I gave up on the two parties.
i would imagine they could use the “lack of worker rights” as a wedge issue to gain votes, allowing the abuse so they would remain electable in the future? i think its like how the DNC treats healthcare , by not pushing it at all or at a very small inconsequential step, to gain votes for the next election, and then drop it altogether.
war, bigotry, immigration is almost always used to distract from internal domestic problems, like obivous birth rates, global warming,etc.