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What's the most left-winged thing someone can say? (sh.itjust.works)
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Was talking about this with someone today. People, especially the right-winged, will associate the so-called far left wing with Communism/Marxism. But I find it weird that any scale would just happen to have that as the far end of the spectrum. If you were to go down the scale to the very, very end, what political statement/remark would be the closest thing to the very tip of the spectrum? Something like "the robots should take over" or something?

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[โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

I am not sure that either #2 or #3 are universally accepted by those who consider themselves 'left'.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    If #2 isn't true, how can #1 be true?

    As to #3 not being true.... that's just a Negative Nancy.

    A person with any beliefs can describe themselves with almost any label. I can call myself a Brony even though I've never watched My Little Pony, don't know anything about it, I'm no Bro, and don't intend to change. But would I be accepted by the other Bronies?

    In other words, those people are wrong. They might be proto-leftists. :) Or just libs.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Re 1 & 2, just because there are differences and conflicts does not mean they are unmanageable or irreconcilable.

    3 is just sounding no-true-Scotsman.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago*

    These conflicts are irreconcilable because it is the nature of the relationship. This is the concept of "class war". It is inherently violent.

    People who are pro capitalist are not on the left.

    They might be liberals. Liberalism is not a left wing project.

    Far from being no-true leftists, there are many millions of leftists globally. Every one of them works in their way for the abolition of capital.

    Whether you agree with the ideas or not is no issue here. The question is where they are characteristics of the Left. If you disagree with the ideas, you are not on the left.

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