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[-] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 18 points 8 hours ago

“[E]xtreme far-left voices gaining purchase over the past year … represent a sharp break from a traditional left wing in American politics,” the July 23 email says. This break, the email continues, has led to the rise of a faction that is both “radical” and “illiberal”

Oh no, not illiberal! [clutches pearls]

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 16 points 7 hours ago

represent a sharp break from a traditional left wing in American politics

Abraham Lincoln literally waged a war against the Southern aristocracy and these guys are complaining about Mamdani opening some grocery stores.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 6 points 5 hours ago

Gateway politics. If they let them get away with this kind of public service, who knows what's next?

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 hours ago

Are they calling Mamdani extreme?

this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2026
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