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« on: August 18, 2022, 05:31:04 PM »

Based on a discussion where i went a bit off-track here https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=518837.msg8728349#msg8728349

Do you feel differences in internet culture based on the language of the site or origin of most nationalities on that site? Europe vs North America?

What sites in particular have a distinct political culture. I would say Talk Elections is an example on averagely/overall esp. comparing to the US standard as a center-left internet site, but what other examples are there on other sites in the US/internationally/different countries, and how do they lean. Social media can also be a factor here?

Are views very different based on the generation/age of a certain communities/sites. I've noticed that some sites in particular are younger and more international than others? And why is that the case. For example is it that Gen Z is generally more internationally, less divided by gender that they tend to be more left wing, because back in the days (in the time of millennial internet generation) people active on the internet used to be generally in the upper middle class, mostly white and male, while the internet might be more accessible. Is that still the case, or have things sharply changed? Do you feel like the internet has become more diverse in terms of demographics? Or has the person Donald Trump caused the internet to move left for example? Does the internet have a large portion of educated suburban people in the US demographically compared to non-college working class whites.

Would be interested to hear takes & opinions on this matter.
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« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2022, 08:07:46 PM »

Libertarianism was HUGE in the late 2000s/early 2010s, but now it's become a punchline.
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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2022, 03:30:41 PM »

Libertarianism was HUGE in the late 2000s/early 2010s, but now it's become a punchline.

Ron Paul will make anime real (except he didn't, and the online dwellers who leaned into his "movement" so deeply and uncritically scrambled to find something else to base their bacon-fried personalities around)
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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2022, 04:18:56 PM »

Interest in socialism has only risen and gotten more potent as people anguish over their alienation at work.
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2022, 06:34:31 PM »

Interest in socialism has only risen and gotten more potent as people anguish over their alienation at work.

Yes. With the rise of r/GenZedong (which has more banned users then members, BTW) the US is on the course towards permanent communism. /s
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« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2022, 01:58:27 AM »

Interest in socialism has only risen and gotten more potent as people anguish over their alienation at work.

Yes. With the rise of r/GenZedong (which has more banned users then members, BTW) the US is on the course towards permanent communism. /s
Nobody takes that seriously. You’d be foolish though to deny that the serious left wing movement has picked up a ton in the past few years and in a lot of aspects even since 2020.
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« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2022, 11:03:46 AM »

Interest in socialism has only risen and gotten more potent as people anguish over their alienation at work.

Yes. With the rise of r/GenZedong (which has more banned users then members, BTW) the US is on the course towards permanent communism. /s
Nobody takes that seriously. You’d be foolish though to deny that the serious left wing movement has picked up a ton in the past few years and in a lot of aspects even since 2020.

You'd be foolish to think this isn't something every cohort of young people has dabbled with. 
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« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2022, 11:58:47 AM »

60 year old man with a close up of his face profile pick posting on facebook. Guess what his politics are?
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« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2022, 02:10:39 PM »

60 year old man with a close up of his face profile pick posting on facebook. Guess what his politics are?

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« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2022, 07:36:57 PM »

Interest in socialism has only risen and gotten more potent as people anguish over their alienation at work.

Yes. With the rise of r/GenZedong (which has more banned users then members, BTW) the US is on the course towards permanent communism. /s

Tankies aren't the same as regular leftists, but it is notable how pro-CCP leftism has grown in recent years. Maybe I was just oblivious, but in 2015 I thought everyone agreed that China wasn't actually communist in any meaningful sense. Also no one at all supported North Korea.
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