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Not to mention, this is sloppy: >To the extent that it is defined at all, our conception of leftism is defined by the discussion of it that we have given in th
by SantalBlush 3y ago
Not to mention, this is sloppy:
>To the extent that it is defined at all, our conception of leftism is defined by the discussion of it that we have given in this article, and we can only advise the reader to use his own judgment in deciding who is a leftist.
"You'll know one when you see it" is lazy handwaving for a guy who spent this much time blaming leftism, and it conveniently sets up the reader to rely on their own prejudice when determining who belongs to his problem group. Pass.
- cogman10 3y agoThis sort of rhetoric is SUPER old and really common in conspiratorial thinking/circles. It has it's roots in antisemitism and is likely older than that. We've been having pogroms for centuries because of the fear of what outsiders might be doing behind closed doors. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Jews_during_the_Black_Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Jews_during_the...