• Mrtryfe [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I knew a libertarian guy like this, and he was completely into the parapolitical shit. I didn't believe him entirely about some things in regards to all the conspiracies post-WW2, but after having looked in some of the stuff he used to tell me, it seems like he knew what he was talking about. He even admitted that the commies got the raw end of the deal over the decades, but he was also inherently just skeptical of the state in general, so he also didn't mince words when it came to the USSR and China.

    He absolutely hated the pigs and was very much wound up about fascists. Used to speak to him all the time about how libertarianism is a good conduit for fascism, especially if you take capitalism as the default economic mode, and while he'd agree on some points, he'd throw shit back at me and say that even in an ideal world, a communist state would eventually turn repressive. Most times we just talked past each other, and there were some instances where I was just out of my depth because of how much historical reference dude had (definitely instances where he was dropping a propagandized version of events in retrospect)

    He passed away some years ago due to complications with his liver. Dude just lived hard and died hard. He had a brother that basically lost bodily functions due to agent orange, along with passing some of it on to his kids. Honestly I miss the dude, despite knowing we'd never agree in the end lol

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      He even admitted that the commies got the raw end of the deal over the decades, but he was also inherently just skeptical of the state in general

      Sometimes I'm sympathetic towards libertarians because I've seen the US fuck shit up so badly for so long that I don't really trust our government to do anything ever again. :amerikkka:

      I think that's where I can kinda draw the line between black-pilled anti-government types and crypto-fascists. If you hate/fear foreigners and just apply "Communism" as an invective, you're another white nationalist in libertarian clothing. If you hate/fear the American government and just see "Communism" as another hat for the same set of rapacious, soulless, western authoritarians to wear while they bleed you dry, you're more cynical than I can bare to be but its not like you don't have a few valid concerns.

      Honestly I miss the dude, despite knowing we’d never agree in the end lol

      If more people could just be cool to hang out with, Communism would win.

    • SuperZutsuki [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      I feel like a communist state would have to be repressive against capitalism, fascism, etc. Reeducation won't always work. The other option is a Truman Show scenario where we throw all the dissidents into a fake town and let them play pretend.