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I think of myself as left, I could be what’s considered far left, it’s not entirely clear what the delineation is.
To me “left” means socialized medicine, solid social safety nets, subsidized university, that sort of thing.
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 Do you support the complete dismantlement of all current systems of exploitation? Including capitalism? Congratulations, welcome to the far left. @atatassault @elduvelle Pure capitalism is nothing but fascism in a suit. @bigheadtales @atatassault @elduvelle I don't think being far-right or a capitalist is necessary fascism or its likes, these are dictatorsihps, even denying freedom of movement IMHO supporting capitalism, a system that exploits most people's work for the shameful over-wellbeing of a few, is being in the right spectrum.   @atatassault @bigheadtales @elduvelle  @GatekeepKen @atatassault @bigheadtales @elduvelle Nobody who falls under the category of "left" does, no, but that's what the category of "far left" is for, they definitely do. They pretty much don't exist in any great numbers in the US which is why normal lefties are often called "far left" by the extreme right. @SusanHR @elduvelle I’d probably be center-left in Europe. @bigheadtales @SusanHR @elduvelle you know you're living in a two party state when your political alignment options are more restricted than those available in D&D.  @SusanHR @bigheadtales @elduvelle yes, it seems most Americans would describe the average right leaning European as far far left @SusanHR @bigheadtales @elduvelle In my country, both the left and the right promote those things equally. It's one of the very few things both parties can agree with. @bigheadtales @elduvelle I'm a European, so all those things sound pretty centrist. Overton windows and all that... @jimh @elduvelle @bigheadtales @jimh @elduvelle We were warned about this about 230 years ago, but we didn't listen @jimh @elduvelle The US two-party system is inherently divisive and combative. It’s us against them, left or right. Now it’s between democracy and fascism. It allows no middle ground. It’s an inherent weakness at the core of America. I'm in-between Left and Far-Left. I am favorable toward changing the whole system, but not the violent way.  @bigheadtales @elduvelle I struggled with the same thing. Viewed from my own perspective I'm a bit left of center. Viewed from the perspective of a "conservative" I'm probably Marx reloaded. @bigheadtales @elduvelle A social contract where we look after everyone because that is nicer and happens to improve productivity, education levels and reduce illness  @bigheadtales @elduvelle  @silvermoon82 @bigheadtales I would say that’s a moderate left! Do you think that property should be abolished? Are you an anarchist? These would be far-left (IMO) @silvermoon82 @bigheadtales @elduvelle Claiming a spot on the far left with what should literally be centrist ideas, kinda of shows us where we are at in the narrative.  @silvermoon82 @bigheadtales @elduvelle It never ceases to confuse me how these things are 'far' *anything*. "Hey! Let's make people's lives better!" Who says no to that?  @silvermoon82 @bigheadtales @elduvelle that's just slightly left. Framing right as center has been such a scam by the media/owners, enabled by our absurdly stupid voting method.  @bigheadtales @elduvelle I'm far left. I believe in the abolition of property, the gift economy, and the radical decentralisation of power. @bigheadtales @elduvelle “These are times when what used to be called liberal is now called radical; what used to be called radical is now called insane; what used to be called reactionary is now called moderate; and what used to be called insane is now called solid, neo-conservative thinking.” |
@bigheadtales Yes, makes sense to me!