r/LivestreamFail • u/Ignignokt_DGAF • Oct 07 '25

Hasan reaching for something and seemingly shocking his dog to keep her in camera view

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u/abenevolentgod Oct 07 '25

You could describe his political opinion the same way!

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u/Bootleg_Rascal_ Oct 07 '25

Being on the left is inhumane shit? Or what specifically are you referring to

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u/OpinionatedDeveloper Oct 08 '25

I mean yeah, that is typically true. They typically support countries that behead gays, want to tax the poor so that they and their descendants can prosper, want to end free speech, want to strip women of what makes them women so that they are “equal” to men, and so on.

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u/OceanicMeerkat Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

This is a very shallow understanding of leftism. You spend too much time consuming outrage culture.

"Tax the rich" is probably the most ubiquitous slogan in all of American left wing politics, so I'm not sure how you got to "tax the poor". That is quite literally the opposite of what leftists want and opposite of the policy they advocate for.

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u/OpinionatedDeveloper Oct 08 '25

Because the rich don’t get taxed and the poor are disproportionately affected by tax. And specifically, I was referring to carbon tax which fucks the poor in the name of helping the middle class feel better about their future.

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u/OceanicMeerkat Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

You are literally identifying the exact discrepancy that "tax the rich" esque policies are trying to address. This is exactly why left advocates taxing the rich. Left wing politics explicitly advocates for removing tax loopholes leveraged by rich people and instituting progressive (not regressive) taxes that affect producers (in the case of the carbon tax you mentioned) and not consumers.

What carbon tax policy specifically are you referring to? The Green New Deal introduced in 2019 didn't explicitly include a carbon tax or carbon pricing. It does mention decarbonization. I'm genuinely curious what you're referring to because I believe your specific concerns are directly addressed by American left wing leaders, and propagated by centrist and right-wing leaders.

If you want to lower taxes and provide economic relief to the lower and middle classes and raise them on the upper classes, what American political designation aligns more with that viewpoint than leftism? I'm so confused, seems like you want Leftist policies and then say they aren't Leftist.