tankies aren't "further left than me" they're "more authoritarian than me"
"further left than me" are idealist utopian communists and "more libertarian than me" are idealist utopian anarchists
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Yep. Authoritarianism does not lie leftward, it is not a leftist principle.
nobody can agree what "left" means
That is nonsense.
The left was coined by its opposition to the monarchy while the right supported it.
So left has been currently and historically speaking in opposition of hierarchies and in favor of equality.
The right consequently has been in favor of hierarchies.
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I don’t consider tankies lefter than me.
Seriously. Tankies are authoritarians who consider themselves leftists.
Authoritarian / libertarian is on a completely different axis from left / right, no?
Only on the political compass, which uses a definition of left vs right that a lot of leftists disagree with. Really, the entire history of "left wing" politics has been about questioning and dismantling authority. The terms "left wing" and "right wing" come from the French revolution, when the people in favour of simply reforming the monarchy sat on the right side of the room, while the people who wanted to fully dismantling the monarchy sat on the left. A lot of more modern leftist thought is about questioning the power that capitalist businesses have.
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Shit, there’s plenty of Non Tankies to my left. Tankies want to use force to control people’s thoughts and actions.
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Tankies aren't leftists in reality.
Maybe left of Nazis, but they aren't leftists.
The political left and authoritarianism are inherently contradictory.
Its the political right that embraces authoritarianism. Hence why we call them "Red Fascists"
The political left and authoritarianism are not contradictory. Leftists are not always Libertarians, and many of them will and do trade freedom for safety regularly.
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Oh fuck, the MAGA crowd has started posting. Get ready for made up stupid shit to distract / confuse you as they are.
Bruh tankies aren't further left than me
I felt similarly until I discovered anarchism
Feline anarchy is the only valid. Human whole purpose is to server cats. Fuck everyone else.
Fuck capitalism, fuck communism, fuck fascism, fuck everyone. FELINE ANARCHY!!!!
I heard about arachno communism but this is new to me
server cats
I tried to do that, but they wouldn't let the cats in the colo.
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A one dimensional political spectrum! Proper shit post, sir!
I would strongly contest the idea that tankies are durther left than anarchists. This only make since if you're a shitlib.
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The green bar is far too wide
I'm not a fan of communism, but I DO very much like tanks.
A libertankian, perhaps
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