Yes this is objectively true to a leftist. We always make fun of them like it's a joke, yet "Omg you guys think anyone to the right of Mao is a right-winger!" is one question where leftists legitimately answer "Chad Yes." Most leftists and left-liberals sincerely believe that America is a far-right authoritarian nation. More thoughtful communists may say it's a liberal empire. They all agree that only a legitimate self-declared Communist could be called "far-left". (but if someone like that ever got into office they'd find some other way to make them "not far-left")
Its not like they were ever hiding it. The "all American politics is mid Right on the CHART" meme is older than any of this discussion, which was them admitting openly they think the fucking Democratic Party is the "regular Right wing" to the Republican's far right.
People just didn't have their senses woke at the time to hear what such statements actually meant, and instead just ignored it.
Yes this is objectively true to a leftist. We always make fun of them like it's a joke, yet "Omg you guys think anyone to the right of Mao is a right-winger!" is one question where leftists legitimately answer "Chad Yes." Most leftists and left-liberals sincerely believe that America is a far-right authoritarian nation. More thoughtful communists may say it's a liberal empire. They all agree that only a legitimate self-declared Communist could be called "far-left". (but if someone like that ever got into office they'd find some other way to make them "not far-left")
Its not like they were ever hiding it. The "all American politics is mid Right on the CHART" meme is older than any of this discussion, which was them admitting openly they think the fucking Democratic Party is the "regular Right wing" to the Republican's far right.
People just didn't have their senses woke at the time to hear what such statements actually meant, and instead just ignored it.