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In reply to the discussion: If anyone had any doubts what kind of person Glenn Greenwald is, this should settle it [View all]Genki Hikari
(1,766 posts)41. You must be joking
Leftist extremists tend to be authoritarian. See: Every communist nation.
Leftist extremists are some of the biggest whiners about "identity politics." Over and over, they have told women and minorities to take a backseat, because they don't know what they need:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/10/identity-politics-bernie-sanders-endorsement
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/bernie-sanders-democrats-identity-politics-231710
Leftist extremists spend as much or even more time than the right trashing liberals. Like, oh, saying that voting for Biden is equivalent to eating a bowl of s--t.
Link to tweet
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3aq4g5/turns-out-calling-joe-biden-half-a-bowl-of-shit-doesnt-help-win-a-democratic-primary
Leftist extremists adopted and repeated the same lies about Hillary Clinton as the right, and constantly trashed her as "dishonest" and "untrustworthy." Right here on DU.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10026199115
Leftist extremists support Putin. If you think that leftist extremists and the far right don't have things in common, then you can explain this photo:
Know who you don't see in that photo?
REAL liberals.
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If anyone had any doubts what kind of person Glenn Greenwald is, this should settle it [View all]
JohnSJ
Nov 2022
OP
Say what? What extremes on the left are you equating with the mainstream Republican.
LakeArenal
Nov 2022
#10
And what extreme views of theirs come anywhere close to Republican insurrectionist.
LakeArenal
Nov 2022
#38
Overlap is rare, but it happens. A prime current example is the Russia-Ukraine thing.
Sky Jewels
Nov 2022
#18
That's something that can be changed. Since in many places mail-in ballots are the main way to vote,
panader0
Nov 2022
#25
Unfortunately, a significant number of DUers were pushing his anti-Hillary views. n/t
pnwmom
Nov 2022
#29
He's highly-trained and manipulative. And no one here should ever think he's an ally.
pnwmom
Nov 2022
#30
What a dipshit. Elections only produce "fast" results when it's a lop-sided win.
Mr.Mystery
Nov 2022
#51