r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 6d ago

'Chill The F**k Out': John Fetterman Urges Democrats To Stick With Joe Biden | The Pennsylvania senator reminded panicked Democrats on Friday that he too had a bad debate once, yet he went on to win his Senate seat.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-debate-john-fetterman_n_667ea850e4b0415858d6a2f1
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u/UnlawfulStupid 6d ago

There is no way to support genocide from the left.

Wikipedia: Mass killings under communist regimes

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u/Chellhound 6d ago

I should clarify: there's no way to support genocide from an ideologically left position. Anyone can call themselves a leftist and then do a genocide.

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u/UnlawfulStupid 6d ago

Wikipedia: "Communism is a left-wing to far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement"

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u/Antique_Cricket_4087 5d ago

Ideology. In practice, it hasn't been. Same way that the GOP claim to be conservative but their actions don't actually align with the ideology