Do any of them know what the word “liberal” actually means?

  • Cowbee [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    I never said European countries were not colonizers, all I stated was that the US is a genocidal settler-colonial state and you can only do whataboutisms.

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      6 months ago

      I said,

      Not really on a scale comparable to Europe, no.

      And I’m the one who said the US was genocidal, not you. Don’t steal my woke-points, win your own fair and square.

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          6 months ago

          I’m a progressive, not that the distinction matters to you. You see everyone right of Lenin as a conservative.

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            6 months ago

            Nah, you’re directly concerned with attacking leftists and redefining words. Any anti-leftist can be considered a reactionary, but that word might not make sense to you.

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              6 months ago

              Being anti-leftist =/= being reactionary

              I understand we define them differently, but do you fundamentally disagree with the spectrum of “Leftist (revolutionary) – Progressive – Conservative – Reactionary” ?

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                6 months ago

                Yes, I fundamentally disagree with that.

                Rejecting Socialism and the progression towards Worker Ownership is Reactionary behavior. You identify as a progressive, but you oppose all Socialism, and support Liberal Capitalism with robust social safety nets (unless you’ve pivoted).

                You are therefore a reactionary.

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                  6 months ago

                  How would you distinguish between Manchin Democrats, McCain Republicans, and MAGAs? I would call the former two “conservative” and the latter “reactionary”, but if you consider all of them to be reactionary, what labels would you use to differentiate them?

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                    6 months ago

                    They are indeed all reactionary, though I would use Liberal and Fascist. All 3 are conservative liberals, and all 3 reject leftist movement, but MAGA in particular is a fascist movement.