• SexUnderSocialism [she/her]
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    3 months ago

    For fun (to torture myself) I decided to check out what r/neoliberal has to say on this, since they're the kind who will scream about "democracy" so much. atlantic-council Unsurprisingly, they're trying to either downplay this or outright support Macron's tactics. I even saw one of these dweebs with a NATO flair say: "Never give the left an inch of power." Lmao. Really dropping all pretense there. pigmask-off

      • Omegamint [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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        3 months ago

        It's why I don't hold my punches very hard. It takes very little scratching to get them to admit that they will abandon "democracy" or permit violence. At least once the mask slips you can have a real conversation

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          3 months ago

          I've found in practice it's incredibly rare, like hen's teeth and first pressing beetle's records rare, to find anyone who actually supports democratic rule when it goes against what they think they want. Everyone loves democracy until they have to be part of one.

    • vegeta1 [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      They're much more forgiving with the far right. The mask drops fast as hell when it comes to the left