mystic-macaroni@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoWhy would liberals or anyone left of them leave x, formerly known as Twitter? (wrong answers only)message-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareWhy would liberals or anyone left of them leave x, formerly known as Twitter? (wrong answers only)mystic-macaroni@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehedgehoglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoIs that only true if you recognize that Dems are right of center?
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoYes and no. Dems are right-center because Yankees won’t touch anything resembling communism with a 20-foot pole. But Bluesky is centralized and controlled by an american for-profit, which is inherently not-left (like Reddit).
minus-squarehedgehoglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoBeing operated by a right leaning organization isn’t the same as having a right leaning user base, though
minus-squarelimer@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoIt’s heavy with American liberals and European centralists - they are similar. Both groups lean more rightward each year
Is that only true if you recognize that Dems are right of center?
Yes and no. Dems are right-center because Yankees won’t touch anything resembling communism with a 20-foot pole. But Bluesky is centralized and controlled by an american for-profit, which is inherently not-left (like Reddit).
Being operated by a right leaning organization isn’t the same as having a right leaning user base, though
It’s heavy with American liberals and European centralists - they are similar. Both groups lean more rightward each year