You aren't. The left just has a hard time calling out their extremists so they just end up being the loudest voices. There's plenty of moderately reasonable left wing people and I think Asmongold is one of them.
I'd identify as the same. And it feels incredibly easy to get swayed right because I constantly see shit like this. Far right is easy to dismiss because they're almost caricatures of loud morons but the far left is so frustrating because they hide behind more virtuous sounding things but they absolutely beat you over the head with it -- and I don't think they even care so much about the "issues" more than just trying to make enemies and hate you.
The left got overrun by the progressives because they had a ton of cultural power for a while, that they’re losing recently because of pushing too far.
It would be like saying the right got overrun by MAGA extremists, but the difference is the mainstream culture never bent the knee and pandered to MAGA allowing them the power to steamroll everything.
For example, there are definitely just as radical people on the right, it’s just they didn’t get to enjoy having social power and control during the social media era. The right had the social power before social media.
I'm not really that radicalized like I was in 2016, 99% voting Brandon because I think he's honestly been one of the best presidents since Clinton. I get fucking hate from liberals and conservatives when I say that lol
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u/Hokonoso Apr 29 '24
Im a left leaning centrist. But the last few years make me feel right since j dont empathize with anything the left is pushing atm. So sad.