return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy do they say "there's no true Left in the US"?message-squaremessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down14
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareWhy do they say "there's no true Left in the US"?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoThis image from 2020 sums it up decently… https://imgur.com/a/WqMvpo0 Also: you guys messed up the colors for the parties, red is for left leaning parties, blue is for right leaning. But I guess that is just the US being the US, like temperature, weight and distance units.
minus-squareABCDE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI guess because they switched positions a long while ago.
minus-squareABCDE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agohttps://www.livescience.com/34241-democratic-republican-parties-switch-platforms.html
minus-squareours@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 months agoThe Republican party was Lincoln’s party. Look at were they stand now.
This image from 2020 sums it up decently…
https://imgur.com/a/WqMvpo0
Also: you guys messed up the colors for the parties, red is for left leaning parties, blue is for right leaning. But I guess that is just the US being the US, like temperature, weight and distance units.
I guess because they switched positions a long while ago.
Wait, Reps used to be left of Dems?
https://www.livescience.com/34241-democratic-republican-parties-switch-platforms.html
The Republican party was Lincoln’s party. Look at were they stand now.