Hasn’t America mostly been a pure-bourgeois settler-colonialist society, based on the subjugation and genocide of natives and then slaves?
Even without that, it has stored many an anti-communist emigre population
That’s why for every IWW you have, you got 2 Knights of Labor-like and AFL-like organizations that want to keep the bare scraps from their ruling western capitalists while simultaneously dividing the working class and other progressive forces… it’s by design
Not to mention, the unequal exchange of the Global South… read Jason Hickel if you want to know why historically the West’s labor force aren’t necessarily in solidarity with the Global South/3rd world
As I say to you, there cannot be socialism with anti-imperialism…
A true post-western left or progressivism must oppose western-dominated neoliberalism, neo-conism (hawkish foreign policy), and cultural reaction of bigotry that seeks to uphold this all… (orientalism included)
I used to be the type that would argue for nuance in such accusations. That blanket statements are foolish, and that not all of a thing can be blamed for the actions of just some of a thing-
American Exceptionalism at work, but not entirely wrong. The American political and cultural impact is simply massive. A true left shift in American domestic politics has profound impacts for the globe.
As does a further rightward shift. Particularly when it means the two nations with MAD capability are both fascist.
The only good fascist is a dead fascist. All four of my grandparents that fought in WWII, and one of them fought in WWII, taught me that, while they taught me how to shoot.
It’s weird how we fought a war against fascism less than 100 years ago and now like 75% of Americans (even those who aren’t faschie) think the real fascists are those who oppose platforming fascists.
I showed my friend a PragerU the other day, this woman going on about how she had a 6 figure job at a “major entertainment company” but always felt empty and alone until she found a man to push her to quit and pump out babies, and ended with a title card with DOMESTIC EXTREMISM in big bold letters and a tagline along the lines of “will save us all” or whatever.
She thought it was parody, oh you sweet summer child.
I think the biggest red flag for me lately has been libertarian because what I’ve learned that actually means is you’re the insane flavor Republican but don’t want the bad PR
It depends. I’ve known some people who use it to say they’re the crazy type or Republican too, but I’ve also heard it used by more moderate Republicans and conservatives, who don’t want to associate with Trump and the other authoritarians in the right-wing of the party. I’ve also seen it used by non-aligned voters, who don’t have another label for themselve, so just default to “libertarian”, because they’ve heard it before.
Modern right-libertarians are just the right-wing of liberalism taken to their most extreme, specifically in their propertarianism, especially in a settler colonial society like U.S, Australia, Northern Ireland, and Israel…
I call them right libertarians because the term “libertarian” has been co-opted to hell by them
As all four of my grandparents taught me, while they taught me to shoot, “The only good fascist, is a dead fascist.”
Three of them only fought in WWII. The fourth was an overachiever, and fought in WWI, and WWII. He would have gone to Korea, but the army noticed that he was past retirement.
Lol you all find yourselves special because you are not a “Republican” sad ass group right here, being a liberal doesn’t make you special or your opinion correct. Reading your comments are sad to the point of how far some of you are gone with being wrapped up in a system that doesn’t give a shit about you.
Let me guess Democrats are the side of peace and love. Oddly enough I recall them telling people to punch people in the face around the COVID years. And to fight people during the Floyd fiasco. Well good things most liberals are cowards and only know how to run their mouths while not having an actual plan on how to solve real problems.
Ohh p.s. I’m not Republican so good luck attacking from that vector.
Most people here aren’t liberals, and are some flavor of Marxist or Anarchist, but at least Socialists. The Democrats being liberals and not fascists doesn’t mean calling the Republicans fascists also calls Liberals correct.
Most people on this site aren’t liberals or Democrats. Most people, including myself, are leftists. You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about.
You might find friends here if you weren’t so combative. This community is full of socialists, communists and other related left-leaning folks, not democrats.
We still see republicans for who they are: fascists, in the traditional meaning of the word, not as a catch-all insult for people we don’t like.
Ohh p.s. I’m not Republican so good luck attacking from that vector.
Funny how every fucking time someone says “I’m not Republican, but” or “I’m not right wing, but” they end up parroting Republican / right wing talking points.
Just the other day I read a comment on Facebook and it starts off with a qualifier that they’re pro EV. Then they spew all sorts of anti-EV bullshit and it’s just reeks of disinformation. If someone feels the need to qualify their opinion by saying they pro, before acting against, they’re just fucking idiots.
They’re not Republicans the way that word meant, but the ones that were won’t be coming back out of cowardice and have abdicated the name to the fascists, so now they are de facto Republicans.
Note that anything to do with southern US states makes all of the above confusing and incestuously intertwined, so we will stick to the simpler less inbred definitions.
I didn’t wake the fuck up until I was about 27, and every day of my life since I’ve focused on practicing empathy and mindfulness - the little fantasy world they live in was comforting and it was difficult to break some habits.
Anyone, even an octogenarian who is trying to grow and acknowledge their own faults of the past should deserve to be met with understanding, not malice.
There was a great clip of some chud who argued himself into accepting trans people with that exact kind of reasoning.
It’s a mental illness, you can even see brain chemistry differences -> They deserve therapy -> failing that, corrective surgery or hormones-> oh
I don’t know if it stuck, but it was still hilarious. And it demonstrated the point rather handily that the rational folks are all already on team Woke.
It’s taken a while to figure out the meaning, but the reading I did basically defines “Woke” as generally being aware of the world and its problems, (Or in other words, not having your head in the sand). It’s baffling that the term has been used as an insult by anti-intellectuals.
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