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

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    7 months ago

    Ok that makes sense. So Elizabeth Warren vs Joe Biden vs Joe Manchin? Any differences there?

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      7 months ago

      Minor. All 3 are liberals and all 3 are reactionary. Getting into the weeds for specifics won’t really change their overall labels.

      They all support “current system + minor tweaks,” and the “current system” part does heavier lifting than “minor tweaks.”

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        7 months ago

        Is there anyone who is neither a leftist nor a reactionary? Or do you think everyone has to be either for worker ownership (leftist) or against it (reactionary)?

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          7 months ago

          It’s a spectrum, unintentional anti-leftism due to a lack of information isn’t as reactionary as fascism, but both are reactionary.

          Generally, you either support moving on to the next mode of production, or you reject that movement.

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            7 months ago

            Got it. I still reject your central premise of hard labels regardless of real-world context, but everything you’re saying makes sense and is internally consistent within that premise.

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              7 months ago

              We disagree on a ton, but I don’t believe either of us have been internally inconsistent.