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.

Depends on what one thinks is moral.

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?

if you are poor you are rewarded for just being poor