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I mean in my country the left is the populist one, so they use exactly the same tactics used by the right in America to a degree that we basically recycle the same Trump memes and simply change the name to our president, and the supporters use the same arguments to ridicule and deflect any criticism.
Yet, somehow opposition seems either unable or unwilling to stoop down to their level or use the same tactics.
One that stands out is how they ridicule the notion of the dangers against democracy that populism poses by using hyperbole comparisons of Trump with authoritarian populists leads to "Trump is literally Hitler" ridiculization, yet they use the same tactics when criticizing the leftist politicians like Sanders or AOC comparing them to authoritarian marxist-leninist regimes.
So where is the "literally Stalin" ridiculization when it comes to defending Sanders or policies like medicare for all?
Yet, somehow opposition seems either unable or unwilling to stoop down to their level or use the same tactics.
One that stands out is how they ridicule the notion of the dangers against democracy that populism poses by using hyperbole comparisons of Trump with authoritarian populists leads to "Trump is literally Hitler" ridiculization, yet they use the same tactics when criticizing the leftist politicians like Sanders or AOC comparing them to authoritarian marxist-leninist regimes.
So where is the "literally Stalin" ridiculization when it comes to defending Sanders or policies like medicare for all?