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Far-right = moderate. This is a signaling term for the managerial and laptop class people as an “outgroup”. Funny how leftist politics is getting impatiently a

Far-right = moderate. This is a signaling term for the managerial and laptop class people as an “outgroup”. Funny how leftist politics is getting impatiently authoritarian, PG tweeted this just today: https://x.com/paulg/status/1690952107250302976 https://x.com/paulg/status/1690952107250302976 Also in other news, Germany wants to ban “far-right” political party. If that doesn’t sound authoritarian, I’m not sure what would.

AnimalMuppet 3y ago
Leftists have been impatiently authoritarian at least since 1917. (Arguably, since 1789.) (Not all leftists. But the existence of impatiently authoritarian leftists should not be a surprise by now.)
tivert 3y ago
> Also in other news, Germany wants to ban “far-right” political party. If that doesn’t sound authoritarian, I’m not sure what would. Apparently that party is becoming pretty popular, too, and polling better than their current prime minister's party (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/13/afd-party-ban-germany-far-right-extremists/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/13/afd-party-ban-ge..., https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/ https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/). I agree, it's not a good look. Talk like that makes Western democracy look like a sham, though a more subtle sham than Soviet democracy. You can vote for any party you want as long as it's 1) approved by the political elites or 2) has no chance of holding power. It would be a lot less toxic to democracy if those elites just compromised with the democratic reality and moderated their unpopular policies and address the issues they're leaving unresolved.
Niksko 3y ago
> [Milei] ... thinks climate change is a lie, characterizes sex education as a ploy to destroy the family, believes the sale of human organs should be legal and wants to make it easier to own handguns. Yes, all very moderate views in 2023
- systemvoltage 3y ago
  This is an extreme caricature. It's like saying Biden is a communist.

AnimalMuppet 3y ago

Leftists have been impatiently authoritarian at least since 1917. (Arguably, since 1789.) (Not all leftists. But the existence of impatiently authoritarian leftists should not be a surprise by now.)

tivert 3y ago

> Also in other news, Germany wants to ban “far-right” political party. If that doesn’t sound authoritarian, I’m not sure what would. Apparently that party is becoming pretty popular, too, and polling better than their current prime minister's party (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/13/afd-party-ban-germany-far-right-extremists/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/13/afd-party-ban-ge..., https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/ https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/). I agree, it's not a good look. Talk like that makes Western democracy look like a sham, though a more subtle sham than Soviet democracy. You can vote for any party you want as long as it's 1) approved by the political elites or 2) has no chance of holding power. It would be a lot less toxic to democracy if those elites just compromised with the democratic reality and moderated their unpopular policies and address the issues they're leaving unresolved.

Niksko 3y ago

> [Milei] ... thinks climate change is a lie, characterizes sex education as a ploy to destroy the family, believes the sale of human organs should be legal and wants to make it easier to own handguns. Yes, all very moderate views in 2023

systemvoltage 3y ago
This is an extreme caricature. It's like saying Biden is a communist.