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It does feel like that.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

But what are you using to determine left and right? You still haven't given that, it's still just vibes. You haven't shown why you believe it's better to consider Neoliberalism, a Capitalist ideology, as left of center.

The unnecessary cheap shot at leftists was also unsubstantiated. Antifascism is dominated by the far-left.

I think you're also giving Social Democracy too much credit, in that people in the Nordics do not consider it to be Socialist, and many don't have Socialism as their goal. Reading Reform or Revolution might do you well.

Then you speak on the Overton Window, which is probably what you're using to determine left/right. I pretty firmly disagree with using that when discussing what ideologies are left and right, as that changes all the time.

The final bit is that you assume all Socialists want Socialism for other safety nets, which isn't necessarily true either. Market Socialists, Libertarian Socialists, and Anarchists may not want any social safety nets, and they would still be Socialist.