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  • Quick clarification of terms, since I think you are using them incorrectly. In general, liberals, progressives and leftists ideologies are categorized as such.

    • Liberals want to make capitalism fair.
    • Progressives want to regulate it.
    • Leftists want to move beyond it.

    In the current US political environment the three terms are best used to describe the following groups.

    • Liberals - Clinton, Obama, Biden, Schummer, etc. What we in Lemmy tend to describe as the “Democratic establishment”.
    • Progressives - AOC, Bernie, Mamdami, etc. The Democratic socialists that want to fix and reform the current system.
    • Leftists - Almost always anti-capitalism. Want to replace the system if possible.





  • This is the vibe I get when I see articles like this.

    Those people (Republicans) are lost, and liberals are still holding on to their “The West Wing” fantasy. It’s up to progressives and leftists to build community networks, win local elections, and show the brainwashed and exploited masses (looking at you MAGA), that there is a better way towards dignity and prosperity. It sure as shit isn’t this neo-fascist cyberpunk dystopia fast track we’re on.