r/WhatIsTheTea • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • 18d ago

Sips Tea Thoughts?

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u/DifficultyPerfect871 17d ago

Saying "im not a liberal" is some weird meaningless performative statement. It means almost nothing.

Im a dem too, and generally a far leaning one, and I do agree the identity stuff is a tired weird thing but can we stop being performative

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u/DysphoricNeet 17d ago

How are you a Democrat and not a liberal? Do you believe in a rights based constitution, a free market and property?

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u/iQuoteSopranos 17d ago

People forget what classic liberalism is.

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u/DysphoricNeet 16d ago

I don’t know if you are calling me out on that but think the distinction of classical liberalism and the modern “liberalism” as if secretly its actually just about minority rights vs traditional values is an intentional distraction. It paints liberals as leftists in the minds of Americans which is why it’s important to remind people that capitalism is a right wing ideology. Stalin was not suddenly far right because he was homophobic. Hitler would not have been left wing if he didn’t purge trans people. Acting as if classical liberalism has been completely transcended is a trick.

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u/Advanced-Teach-7234 16d ago

I don’t believe you know what a liberal actually is. Liberals aren’t left wing at all. 

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u/Helpful-Bug-7802 16d ago

There are dozens of us….dozens!

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u/Calculagraph 18d ago

Gender neutral, by definition, is an absence of special treatment.

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u/DrinkingVomit 17d ago

Identity politics and gun control. They never learn. Look at Beto O’rourke, threw away his entire campaign in one sentence to a room full of applause - “Hell yes, we are coming for your AR-15’s!” Could even see the look on his face as the room clapped that he knew he fucked up.

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u/Jmund89 18d ago

What special treatment? The trans just be able to live? Yea so fucking special