Hi! In thinking about how to help the fediverse grow, I wonder if there are more mainstream Lemmy instances?

I’ve pointed a couple folks to Lemmy.world and it’s uhhh, pretty hard Left for them (as one girl, who volunteered for the Democrats said “I just got yelled at because I can’t be Left wing unless I want to destroy capitalism? Which feels weird.”) We’re much farther Left than reddit which itself was definitely Left of centre…

I don’t know if decentralized open source social media actually attracts many mainstreamers but assuming we want to grow the fediverse, I’d like to have somewhere I can point people to without feeling very nervous for them.

Thanks!

  • Lauchs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    1 day ago

    It’s the same in most countries. In Canada, we put the NDP on the Left, Liberals generally centre Left, Conservatives on the Right and the Bloc… well, they do Bloc things.

    Similar set up in most places. In common conversation, Left Right mean a standard political spectrum.

    If I said I went to work, have I redefined Newtonian physics?

    • msfroh@lemmy.caEnglish
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      23 hours ago

      False. The Liberals are generally centre-right even within Canada. Your compass is off.

      Your Newtonian physics argument is nonsensical and frankly rude.

    • 257m@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I don’t think you understand leftism. Economic leftism (Socialism, Marxism, Communism) is inherently anti capitalist. The social spectrum of left and right is pointless. I am not necessarily a Liberal but I would define myself as a leftist. I do not consider liberals to be inherently leftists.

      • Lauchs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Like I’ve said repeatedly, in the popular context and most common words used by people, Left wing has different definition.

        To re-use the example above, if I said I went to work, have I redefined Newtonian physics? Or would you understand that work has different meanings depending on context?

    • MothmanDelorian@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      No, it isn’t. Unless you are Eurocentric and ignore most nationsliberalism is where the left starts though liberalism isn’t “leftist”. The right is authoritarianism. This is true all around the world.