When it comes to debating leftists as a former leftists I like to ask them if they would choose a crony neo-feudalist system or liberal democracy on the march to socialism and eventually communism. Marx would say liberal democracy is preferable.
As someone who selects my ideologies out of a hat I present more serious people with a false dichotomy and make assumptions about what a philosopher I've never read would pick.
Why did I go there? I knew it would only make me sad
as a former non-believer in Santa, I can tell you exactly how to nail the non-believers: ask them if they choose Santa going down a chimney or going through the front door but bypassing the alarm system is more believable. Watch them squirm trying to answer.
As someone who selects my ideologies out of a hat I present more serious people with a false dichotomy and make assumptions about what a philosopher I've never read would pick.
Why did I go there? I knew it would only make me sad
no true capitalism -- cRoNy CaPiTaLiSm
what the fuck. these people are a psyop.
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I think you might be right with this one tbh. "Former leftist" just reeks of fed energy.
If someone asked them to name an example of that they’d probably say Scandinavia
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Exactly, like Finland who just had a recent a recent election won by their right-wing coalition party who will totally march to socialism
"former leftist" is a funny way to say "liberal who hates minorities more openly than they used to."
Right there with you comrade, Reddit is self harm for me at this point
as a former non-believer in Santa, I can tell you exactly how to nail the non-believers: ask them if they choose Santa going down a chimney or going through the front door but bypassing the alarm system is more believable. Watch them squirm trying to answer.