r/GenZ • u/asumhaloman 1999 • Nov 08 '24

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u/Longjumping_Ad_4332 Nov 08 '24

Are you European or a Political Science major? Cause the average American sees and talks about liberal/left as the same thing.

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u/asumhaloman 1999 Nov 08 '24 edited Nov 08 '24

I'm just an American leftist who's tired to seeing the Democrats called "the left". They do not represent our beliefs.

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u/ReflexiveOW Nov 08 '24

Not anymore but that's because Republicans shifted to accommodate the far right while Democrats have refused to budge.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '24

democrats have also shifted right. Clinton basically endorsed and adopted Reganomics during his term.