RockBottom@feddit.org to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 4 days agoIs your child far left?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up1940arrow-down139file-text
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minus-squareunfreeradical@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoYou are describing a small minority of self-styled leftists who largely are terminally online. Those doing the real work, such as practicing mutual aid or organizing tenants unions, are not generally defending historic atrocities. The point of the post is that the window of mainstream discourse has shifted so far right that even basic human empathy has become controversial.
minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoThere’s a reason why they are referred as tankies. They supported using tanks on people during Hungarian uprising. Ironically MAGA fascists are very similar, because the real goal they are after is authoritarianism.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoBut what you’re describing isn’t an extremist, just an activist.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYes but not actual extremists.
minus-squareunfreeradical@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 days agoLeftists are derided as extremist. What do you understand as the meaning of the post?
You are describing a small minority of self-styled leftists who largely are terminally online.
Those doing the real work, such as practicing mutual aid or organizing tenants unions, are not generally defending historic atrocities.
The point of the post is that the window of mainstream discourse has shifted so far right that even basic human empathy has become controversial.
There’s a reason why they are referred as tankies. They supported using tanks on people during Hungarian uprising.
Ironically MAGA fascists are very similar, because the real goal they are after is authoritarianism.
But what you’re describing isn’t an extremist, just an activist.
I am describing actual leftists.
Yes but not actual extremists.
Leftists are derided as extremist.
What do you understand as the meaning of the post?