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Nah, also radical left wing people get popular. Any radical person figure out how to be popular quickly
by baxtr 1y ago
Nah, also radical left wing people get popular. Any radical person figure out how to be popular quickly
- dns_snek 1y agoThe representation of "radical left" (whatever that means) is no more than a drop in the bucket compared to the rise of authoritarian right-wing viewpoints in the media and especially politics. Communist political parties practically don't exist while authoritarian right wing parties running on austerity, cracking down on personal freedoms, and spreading hate towards all sorts of out-groups are gaining mainstream appeal in a lot of the world. Unless you're using the bastardized American definition of "radical left" where any viewpoint to the left of centre, like "our systems are crumbling, rich people should be taxed more" is labeled "radical left".
- dijit 1y agoTo be honest with you, I see a lot less of the Authoritarian Right than I do of the Authoritarian Left… And as a person who does not like authoritarianism, it informs my opinion.
- thrance 1y agoWell, time to get your eyesight checked maybe? If Trump sending troops to major blue cities isn't Authoritarian, I don't know what is.
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- thrance 1y ago> I don’t know, arresting people for hate speech for writing the letter “N” on social media or being arrested for saying “I love bacon” I can't believe you're saying this with a straight face. I really wonder how it feels living in a complete fantasy and constantly whining about made-up stuff. Truly, deeply pathetic. Grow. the. fuck. up.
- dijit 1y agoHello. Where have you been? Man Arrested for saying “I love bacon” at a construction site: https://x.com/tpostmillennial/status/1958224670093709319?s=46&t=rrZiq2pncr62EUAhe52yEQ https://x.com/tpostmillennial/status/1958224670093709319?s=4... Police showing up to confiscate young girls phone for online speech: https://youtu.be/lVP-ysIad0I?si=g74BBHd-s1PVlu-g https://youtu.be/lVP-ysIad0I?si=g74BBHd-s1PVlu-g The “N” letter one is hard to find due to it being a hard pattern to search unfortunately. Edit: found it; https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPB4bmxDtNV/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPB4bmxDtNV/ or https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=591735277262669&vanity=ForTraditionalBritain https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=591735277262669&vanity=ForTr... (for what its worth I’m actually dubious of the truth pertaining to the last one).
- ranger_danger 1y agoI think there's a reason why none of these stories are being reported by trustworthy sources. The fact that you're getting all this from social media sounds to me like their manipulation is working on you.
- dijit 1y agoYes, possibly. Another alternative could be similar to what happened in the US with Iryna Zarutska: whereby because it might inflame racial tensions and divisions it is intentionally downplayed. One can make the argument that 30,000 people a year being charged with hate speech since Labour took government could be related to Russian interference online, but Russia can’t make our police officers arrest people for saying “I love bacon”, an objectively harmless statement. It wasn’t as if it was threatening - it was just unkind.
- radlad 1y agoWhat exactly do you think happened in the US with Iryna Zarutska? I didn't get the sense that it was "intentionally downplayed because it might inflame racial tensions and divisions." On the contrary, what I saw was that it was intentionally played up in order to inflame racial tensions and divisions. There are over 7,150 deaths caused by handguns in the US each year. There are an additional 5,295 deaths caused by other firearms. There are 1,560 deaths caused by knives. Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195325/murder-victims-in-the-us-by-weapon-used/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/195325/murder-victims-in... Why was this instance newsworthy?
- dns_snek 1y agoAuthoritarian? Yes. Left? No. They've been implementing austerity measures and cutting benefits for disabled people for crying out loud.
- dijit 1y agoLabour are left wing. Maybe less Left than Corbyn was, but they are a left wing socially progressive party. That there’s legitimately no money left is caused by austerity. You can’t spend your way out when your debt to GDP ratio is far exceeding 100%. More borrowing will increase the countries interest payments and further cripple the economy. It’s a mess. Ask your economist friends.
- immibis 1y agoWhy would a left-wing party repeatedly cut welfare and cut taxes on the rich?
- slater 1y agoBecause the under-educated folks hear the Man On TV rail against immigrants stealing your welfare and jobs, and about how billionaires will spend their money elsewhere if we don't bend to their will.
- johnnyanmac 1y agoWhat does authoritarian left look like in this scenario? Neoliberalism? I don't see it as much. Neolibs are smart enough not to profess all their plans on social media in ALL CAPS. Keep a dignified front and no one on the inner will notice your hands crossed behind them.
- dijit 1y agoNo, it looks like stifling censureship and policing petty infractions while simultaneously committing (or allowing) injustice based on whatever has been decided to be a darling. I commented on it below; the UK is a heavy handed police state right now under left leaning ideology.
- johnnyanmac 1y agoWell I guess horshoe theory is right. Because thst matches the US right now. I just want Healthcare and to not be laid off every 2-3 years.