WTF happened to the global movement of progressives from early mid-2000s that would’ve been like “um ex-fucking-scuse me???”

It’s like after the Iraq war we just gave up on free speech and are just letting this all unfold. nostr:note1s7tzux7j4we3tnurvdw9ef5tzynhfqqmcuzmkgw78ggle26nv0ps6z70w7

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I miss the days when as a whole, leftists were free speech, pro-bodily autonomy, and antiwar

Now only the true libertarians are

They did a 180

The 2016 election season successfully destroyed the progressive movement, in my opinion.

Kinda true.

“Progressives” need to get their house in order fam.

Yeah. Biggest issues I see are around financial freedom and privacy/speech

they lost me after Bernie allowed himself to be cucked in 2016, and again in 2020 - and has been supporting elite dems in their votes since, and endorses them.

broadly, their actions do not match their words.

from my view, if you were a Bernie supporter in 2016, you've either double downed on the Dems, or you wholly reject them. this is a divisive opinion, but that's how I feel.

You're not wrong.

Yep. There’s a reckoning ya’ll probably need to have with The Statists.

What in the Patriot Act on Steroids is this fuckery

This has been an ongoing issue in the UK since 80s and 90s. No constitution, no inalienable rights.

Fiat oppression, voice suppression