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The Democratic party refused to understand that courting the right doesn't work, and now it's cost them the election(lemmy.world)

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ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works
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Labour are centre-left within the context of British politics

Nothing left about them, Keith made pretty damn sure of it. The fact that you (and sadly many others) think they are though, is simply a demonstration of how the Overton gets shifted to the right by the establishment protecting its own interests, since they are who parliament actually serve.

maybe this is the wrong community for me to say things like that.

Pro tip: the community you post in doesn’t change reality.

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The reason I think Labour are centre-left is because I think most people would think of them that way. I’m not trying to defend them or anything like that, I didn’t even vote this year. I just think that’s how most people would refer to them.

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