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How is it ironic? Anarchists were a big part of the First International and left-anarchists can usually be considered to be socialists. They are not polar oppos
by t-3 4mo ago
How is it ironic? Anarchists were a big part of the First International and left-anarchists can usually be considered to be socialists. They are not polar opposites, rather communism and (left-)anarchism are the statist and republican/federalist (loosely authoritarian and libertarian) expressions of the same underlying ideology of human equality.
- Yokohiii 4mo ago> expressions of the same underlying ideology of human equality I have no clue how any equality minded person could vote republicans or trump. I get that you want to point out the overlap of the ideologies, but I don't see how they are remotely attributable to the current political landscape. (Strictly in the equality matter)
- t-3 4mo agoI didn't mention anything about the current political landscape? I did write republican/federalist, but republican is meant in the dictionary sense, not the US political party. Trump is not a socialist or an anarchist of any kind (I have a hard time believing he has any political ideology or even ideas about governance at all), and neither are the vast majority of the political establishment.
- Yokohiii 4mo agoWell the previous commenter mentioned the trump/sanders crossvoting, I guess you just ignored that to focus in the ideologies. Maybe it just reads weird or I read it weird, to read trump at some point and someone else ending the sentence with equality.
- SmirkingRevenge 4mo agoAh interesting history there, thanks. Maybe I'm using the term incorrectly The continuum I was picturing is: big central planning government <--> little-to-no government (anarchy) In any case, I guess I'm just restating a version of the old horseshoe theory