This is a short article yet so quotable:

Even Social Democracy tends to oppose capitalism

In this survey of liberal style, a number of different themes can be observed. One of the foremost is the notion that liberals are lazy, or not zealous enough in their attempts to deal with incorrect, harmful, or counter-revolutionary principles in their society. Whether or not we agree with these observations, it's still possible to see where they originate: in liberal ideas of self-determination, and the freedom of people to hold their own opinions.

Elsewhere in the piece, Mao paints a fairly typical view of liberalism as a deg*nerate, decadent political belief system, [...] This notion of liberalism as a weak, milksop ideology that rejects war and conflict in favour of mediocrity, and an "unprincipled peace" is common among authoritarian movements that seek to replace it with a more dynamic, powerful one.

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    there's that thought-terminating "authoritarian" again. they use it tautologically. liberal brainworms

    • BeamBrain [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Communist country refuses to let foreign investors plunder their nation

      Liberals: "1984 authoritarian dystopia"

      Liberals train death squads to genocide poor people in the global south for wanting to not starve quite as much

      Liberals: "This is wholesome 100 freedom and democracy"

  • gardenSkink [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Social Democracy tends to oppose capitalism

    Slavery will be over in 500 years in 51% of the country for Pell Grant recipients who start a business that operates for three years in disadvantaged communities.

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    refers to all mainstream pro-capitalist viewpoints — so most forms of conservatism are also liberalism, but paleoconservatism, fascism and some reactionaries (read: those promoting mercantillist guilds) may actually avoid criticism

    wrong, wrong, wrong! what is this bullshit attempt to qualify with "mainstream", what is this idiot's idea of "paleo", and this guild shit is what, an appeal to pre-capitalist feudalism not being liberalism? how is feudalism mainstream? :stalin-stressed:

  • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]M
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    2 years ago

    My favorite part of Combat Liberalism is when Lenin used his "get over here" move on a frozen Bill Clinton. Stalin's fatality was great too, but I keep dying on the Thatcher sub boss.

    • morte [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      There's a secret Ho Chi Minh fatality, but only when youre fighting kissinger. I wont spoil it, but it involves punji sticks