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It is noteworthy that most of those receiving Daria's barbs are not conservatives. Helen and Jake Morgendorffer, Mr. O'Neill, and many others are in fact political liberals whose excesses Daria mocks without end. She has, however, expressed mild respect for the ideals of the 1960s left wing in "That Was Them, This Is Dumb". In "[[Prize Fighters]]", she also expressed contempt for parts of the capitalist system in general and large corporations specifically, saying in an essay they were "fouling the planet and cheating their workers just to keep their stock prices pumped"; she was extremely put out to find the Wizard Foundation thought she was writing a spoof. She also showed distate for Wizard's hiring and promotion policies, which disadvantaged women and minorities. While dating [[Tom Sloane]], she was also repeatedly at odds with the priveleges and assumptions of the upper classes (and would also jump to conclusions based on her ''own'' assumptions about Tom's class).
For all her complaining, however, Daria is also known for doing next to nothing about whatever situations most irritate her. In "[[See Jane Run]]", while being aware of a corrupt grading system and being disparaging of it, she openly admits she hasn't done anything to change the system (for fear of "total teenage exile"). She is confronted with her lack of initiative on multiple fronts in "[[Fizz Ed]]," which finally forces her to take a stand against Ms. Li. The resolution is mixed but still favorable to the school's budget as well as to the students' sanity.
Daria's [[Melody Powers]] stories are highly violent anti-Communist stories, but it's likely she did this just to get at Mr O'Neill.
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