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minus-squareOpFARv30@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·4 months agoAhhh ye olde “We’ll sabotage the ultra-right by putting them in power!” This political gambit is an excellent choice for fucks and giggles.
minus-squareShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-24 months agoCentrists putting fascists in power and then selling out the left to (temporarily) save their own asses is a tradition as old as fascism.
Ahhh ye olde “We’ll sabotage the ultra-right by putting them in power!”
This political gambit is an excellent choice for fucks and giggles.
Centrists putting fascists in power and then selling out the left to (temporarily) save their own asses is a tradition as old as fascism.