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pegothejerk t1_istki9b wrote

Reply to comment by CreativeMischief in Microsoft confirms job cuts after calling for growth to slow by ShoestringTherapy

Crimes aside, Nixon would be considered liberal compared to today's centrist and moderate dems

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CreativeMischief t1_istlfmw wrote

100%. Look at the UK as well, Boris Johnson, right wing enough to be compared to Donald Trump still ran on expanding healthcare for its citizens. He would be called a socialist by Fox News in America.

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The_Yarichin_Bitch t1_isu4j44 wrote

I always love hearing "I'm a centrist!" because 9/10, they're just waiting for the dem candidate to say one thing they sorta dislike and they immediately start shouting slurs and right-wing propaganda... it's tiring.

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pegothejerk t1_istqaqq wrote

I more referring to things like his admin adopting the Clean Air Act, forming the Environment Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and proposing more regulation during any presidency since the New Deal. Zero republicans would do those things now, and that sits him squarely as one of the most liberal presidents in modern times, though yes, he certainly was a solid conservative in many other manners, especially race and class relations. And sheer number of crimes.

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