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Neglected to post this cartoon from a couple weeks ago: Always blame the left!

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Manfred
Manfred
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This is ridiculous. Almost like blaming gun owners for shootings. 😡
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SleightWryder
SleightWryder
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Have you considered maybe not doing stupid stuff? Like maybe looking into holism instead of an outdated medical system that pays into the corpos who finance your hated Right and ineffective Left?

Or maybe dropping the use of rhetoric save when bolstered by ACTUAL SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY?

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Shadow Heart
Shadow Heart
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before championing Dems as left how often have they overturned regressive fascist policies of Repubs when regaining power? More often than not those rightwing policies are solidified and made more permanent by Dems. The Left literally has no political power within government because the left isn't represented, just corpofascists.
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Nils Skirnir
Nils Skirnir
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Funny because today's Democrats are to the right of such 70's centrists as Scoop Jackson (D-WA) on most issues.
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millennial falcon
millennial falcon
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this is beautifully put Jen.

I got this persistent cynical feeling that there is maybe no way to counter hate borne of ignorance with humour borne of sophistication, but I am no less grateful to see it said. 🌻🌻

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Jen Sorensen
Jen Sorensen
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I want to add that this comic is intended not so much as a statement on centrist Democrats vs. the Left in the US, but how the media always blames the Dems/progressives/left for Republican misbehavior and Trumpism. As another commenter mentioned here, this phenomenon is known as Murc's Law. https://whereofonecanspeak.com/2023/03/02/youve-probably-never-heard-of-murcs-law-but-youve-seen-it-in-action-lots-of-times/

You’ve Probably Never Heard of “Murc’s Law”, But You’ve Seen It in Action Lots of Times

Murc’s Law is “the widespread assumption that only Democrats have any agency or causal influence over American politics”. In other words, Democrats are responsible for  Republican…
Whereof One Can Speak 🇺🇦
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Jen Sorensen
Jen Sorensen
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As David Roberts is quoted in the above linked post:

"This is not some quirk, it is central to reactionary psychology. Every fascist (and fascist-adjacent) movement ever has told itself the same story: our opponents are destroying everything, they’re forcing us to this, we have no choice but violence."

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Veirling | #MMIWG #LandBack
Veirling | #MMIWG #LandBack
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About "the news". The arc of major media always bends towards protecting capitalism. Always. Once you see it, then you can't unsee it.
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Erik Haugen
Erik Haugen
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More infrastructure spending was one of Trump's main things in the '16 campaign. This cartoon has a really odd understanding of "Trumpism".
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Jen Sorensen
Jen Sorensen
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@ech That panel is referring to things Biden has accomplished that have widespread appeal, in contrast to US pundits' accusations that Democrats have been pursuing some kind of radical agenda. It is true that Trump promised to fund infrastructure, but he didn't succeed in doing much.
@Erik Haugen
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Erik Haugen
Erik Haugen
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just saying that woman would have been against Trump in a big way.

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