Message from @zero_consequences
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You can't be so authoritarian that you're libertarian.
also im pretty sure left or right doesnt matter with authoritarianism
I bet there's people that disagree here, so let's wait a bit
This is where the left/right simplification falls down
because I think that if this fact gets out in the wild. Most of the outrage from the left loses it's edge
look at the Philippines, duarte kills people committing a crime without due process
extremeism is never good
There are many people who are on the left for libertarian reasons
It more or less does. Don't ancaps fall in the furthest right, and ancommie the exact opposite
As i have explained a lot here, for many the right is authoritarian and the left is the end of personal liberty
isnt that the same thing?
It's gone through phases. 20 years ago the right was authoritarian.
This is from the perspective of someone who has been on the working end of hate from those who affiliate with the right
It was very religious and puritanical.
Just like the left is now
well maybe not puritanical
You don't think?
About following a strict ideology and maintaining the status quo unless you're ousted and destroyed.
pretty sure slut walks arent pure
pu·ri·tan·i·cal
/ˌpyo͝orəˈtanək(ə)l/
adjectiveDEROGATORY
practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior.
They think dressing up 6 years old in drag is moral.
yea you got me there
it's hard to square left-wing redistributive economics with libertarianism.
And if you say something about it, you get owen benjamin'd
>extremeism is never good
I find this phrase misused everyday. How do you even define "extremism"?
considering left-wing economics requires the government to have complete control of your fiscal life
I understand it this way because I used to be a lefty when it was the devil's advocate. When it was against the status quo. But I was also young and incredibly stupid.
I'm not left economically, I'm left because they historically have defended the rights to individual liberty to live and love as we wish
oh yea i was a democrat back in senior year of high school
@DrYuriMom I disagree
then my folks actually talked to me about politics and i had no explanation for why i was a democrat
Historically yes, @DrYuriMom which is why people like Dave Rubin classify it at classical liberalism.
I believe in economic liberty
the Conservatives are the ones with the motto, live and let live. Whatever you choose to do in your private life, it's for you to decide
Modern liberalism is anti liberty.
^
I also believe in personal liberty
It's about freedom for some but not for all
if you are rich you are punished for being successful
you can't really believe in economic and personal liberty and be on the left 🤔
can you?