| ▲ | southerntofu 6 hours ago | |
Even at the time Bill Clinton was already very much right-wing. When he was in power, he oversaw the destruction of public services and the introduction of neoliberalism. Is that not right-wing? It's not just me saying this. Ask anyone who was politically active (as a leftist) in the 90s. I'm not sure what was the equivalent of the Democratic Socialists of America (center-left) at that time, but i'm sure there was an equivalent and Bill Clinton was much more right-wing. That's without mentioning actual left-wing parties (like communists, anarchists, black panthers etc). | ||
| ▲ | 5upplied_demand 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> Even at the time Bill Clinton was already very much right-wing. He raised taxes, lowered military spending, and pursued universal healthcare. Those are not, and have never been, right-wing stances in the US. | ||
| ▲ | ahmeneeroe-v2 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
>Is that not right-wing? I don't think many self-described "right-leaning" people would have called Clinton "right wing" in the 90s. I 100% see your point and agree with you that he had major policies that I would call right wing today. | ||