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Originally Posted by ResAlien
It seems to be that the conservatives are happy to embrace those in their party who are further to the right because that’s what they want the party to be. Democrats are terrified of embracing those further to the left in their party because they in no way actually want those things. There is a right wing party and a centrist party in the US and people get pissy when the left wonders why they’re expected to support the people who are “basically sort of closest” to what they believe.
One party embraces their ideals, the other just wants watered down versions of the other party’s goals. Yeah it’s a real shocker that progressives aren’t exactly gung ho about this.
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I think the leadership of both parties are beholden to the status quo to maintain their power. They are beholden to giant corporate interests to maintain their power and money, so that is ultimately who they serve.
The Democrats are actually more hypocritical about it, pretending to care about people. The Republicans outwardly act like this.