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[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 12 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I wouldn't describe Noam as left wing, he's advocating for Ukraine's unilateral surrender rn. He's just Red Fascist.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

Oh dear, I was unaware of that.

Oi...

Still though, he was a pillar of the left wing, in the sense of left wing = not conservative, a literal seminal figure of it, for decades.

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[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 2 points 9 months ago

I used to think maybe he was okay but clearly he has always just been a well regarded Tankie fuck.

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[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

If someone agrees with most left wing positions except one, are they left wing?

I think you're doing a No True Scotsman here. Just because Noam fell for the anti-Ukrainian propaganda doesn't mean he's not left wing.

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[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

All of Noam's left wing stances are just criticisms of states he disagrees with, it appears. He is in fact supporting right wingers from a different side of the planet.

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[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 9 months ago

Everyone has blind spots for frames of reference they aren't familiar with.

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