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[–]BEB 17 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 0 fun18 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

In the US, the trans activist cult is championed by the Democratic party, whereas most Republican politicians have sided with women, if only just for political expediency. So that's why trans activism in the US is considered "Leftist."

But I think calling trans activists and their supporters the "Flat-Earthers of the Left" also implies that they are an extreme, and that most Lefties don't agree with that extreme. The Republican party is similarly divided, with relatively sane economic conservatives on one hand, and on the other, the Rapture Christians and similar.

[–]Marsupial 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The problem with basing political categorization on the US system is that there are pretty much only two parties in the US system. And right now, the right wing is setting the tone. If something is not right-wing, it ends up being viewed as left-wing. So the definition of left-wing sort of becomes "whatever the right doesn't like", and it's simply not an accurate characterization. There are so many more nuances in politics.

[–]BEB 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Agreed. And in the US we've lost sight of nuance in politics. I remember during Watergate, Republicans in Congress agreeing that Nixon had committed a crime. Now? It's all down party lines.