Libs vs Leftists. Learn the difference. - eviltoast
    • UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee
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      5 days ago

      Liberals and leftists both don’t want encroachment of the state into personal matters. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule.

      Now, what we refer to as the “far right” wish for expansion of the state for “moral policing”, to conserve traditional values and so on. That includes banning abortions.

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        5 days ago

        Yup. While left and right are vastly different, one thing that’s consistent between them is “[whatever] is not evil when WE do it.”

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          You find hypocrites in all groups. That’s what I meant when I referred to exceptions. However, if u look at raw ideology, liberals and leftists don’t want to encroach in personal matters, while conservatives most definitely do.

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            That’s not my experience at all - I see freedom-loving conservatives constantly propose to restrict freedoms, and liberals constantly criticize the imperfections in each other’s liberalness. “Live and let live” is a very rare attitude.