Bothsiders are annoying. They’re the same people who see the terrible crap Trump has done, and are like “but what about [tiny thing]! He’s not all that bad”
Trump is a far-right fascist authoritarian, not the typical Republican we are used to.
They are pointing out validly that the Democratic party moved to the right to where centrists and old-school conservatives once sat.
And you’re allowed to disagree or see things differently.
I don’t think any both siders are around right now in America that aren’t right wing.
In saying that, this post and your comment are examples of the left today being excessively socially authoritarian which labels anyone who doesn’t completely conform the enemy.
Both political parties in America represent capital instead of people.
I align with Libertarian Socialism, a left ideology. This is also a leftist/anarchist instance and community. We aren’t Republicans in disguise.
One would have to have some serious bad faith or cognitive dissonance to be able to argue that both sides are the same as a person who firmly aligns with right-wing, capitalist ideology. Republicans thrive on promoting their differences in contrast to Democrats.
Left = Socialism, Right = Capitalism.
If you look at the Political Compass you will see that there are also authoritarians and libertarians (not the right-wing, capitalist ideology) on the Y axis.
Left authoritarians or left libertarians both are well educated on what the left represents. They are able to see the stark contrast between capitalistic parties and socialism.
Democrats are not left-wing or leftist — they most certainly aren’t socialist. They only tease at being socialist.
“bothsides” is by the majority of people in reference to the two political parties (in reference to america), not left wing and right wing in a political ideological sense. As you said both political parties operate within a system of opperssion fighting for control of power. Neither side is good, but one could say that one side is definitley more damaghing than the other in a realist sense.
i think though from my experience, today the left, specifically, moderern progressisvism has become far too socially authoritarian, as an arnarchist type i cant abide by any authoritarianism and the left is no stranger to it.