this was once true, but the fascists moved the goal posts
Maybe op should have emphasized should instead of everyone
moving goalposts is their whole thing
I have no problems with liberals having positive associations with the term “leftist,” I don’t think we should try to discourage that for the sake of pedantry or gatekeeping. why should we be upset if the Overton window shifts our way for once? there are lots of people in the country who vote according to a label they assign themselves, not a set of principles; if some of those think they’re leftists, they’ll vote like leftists, even if they don’t really understand what that means
The Overton window has shifted so far right that folks are convinced that the bare minimum is leftism. My own mom is conservative and hates Donald Trump and nazis. She’s even pro-choice, but Americans have no idea what leftism is. We need to stop coddling American mindsets and progress.
I’m left handed what does that make me
well said!
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All my homies hate fascists, there ain’t right or left, only up and down, my comrades.
We should just abolish the left and right dichotomy since it has lost all its meaning anyways.
Agreed, only serves to prevent class consciousness these days it seems
When it comes to stopping fascists, fascism, or any other bad actor for that matter, I am very pragmatic.
I’ve arranged Crystal Night Memorials with the local church and temple.
In fact I think meeting people locally with whom you have nothing in common but a cause is how we foster solidarity and make the world better.
Our local prides as well as clashes with various arseholes is what brought anti racism and rainbows into our union halls.
In turn that has might a huge part of the queer movement critical or downright hostile towards pink washing.
On women’s day I thought ended in the radical rally because it was the anti racist one. Only to find out there was bigger anti imperialistic one later that day arranged by young people. I had a blast. 😀
It is through our struggles we learn solidarity and organisation. And there is no denying it forms us as well.
But I would rather stand shoulder to shoulder with some religious mad man, than doing nothing while people get deported.
And maybe on day I can get that cracker to understand that folks with the pride flags can be his allies too. I wouldn’t have had that option in the first place if hadn’t organized to remember the Crystal Night
they normalized nazis/right wingers, conservatives via copaganda/ and militaryganda(films and movies/shows). plus the "current icon of punisher, bernathal is a thin blue liner apparently, so hes basically thier “Stereotype”
