Inspired by some of the discussion in this thread. I don't think it's appropriate place for that discussion there, but hey why not have a separate thread for it

If I think religion is not good in general, am I Reddit and cringe and basically Richard Dawkins?

  • FunkYankkkees [they/them, pup/pup's]
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    6 days ago

    Thinking something is correct or good simply because the masses believe it is the crudest form of tailism.

    Seeing as you edited this in after i disengaged I will respond to it
    Where did I say anything like that? I explicitly said that the non-marxist masses are wrong about a lot of things
    And again, you specifically said think yourself better than
    Is this some bad faith trolling attempt?

    • PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them]
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      6 days ago

      You posted your disengagment (which I respected by the way) while I was editing my comment.

      I also don't know why you would think I'm attempting to troll you, when everything I've said has been perfectly civil, if not in agreement with you.

      You asked if I consider myself better than the masses because they have incorrect views. And the answer is no because I am part of the masses. How can I be above the masses while being a part of them?

      But neither does being part of the masses excuse incorrect views. It is demonstrably worse to be a reactionary than not. It is in fact better to be a Marxist and a communist. Seeking to justify yourself by reference to the incorrect views of the masses, as if backwards views are not something to be combatted, which itself requires a value judgment, is tailism.

      • FunkYankkkees [they/them, pup/pup's]
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        6 days ago

        But neither does being part of the masses excuse incorrect views. It is demonstrably worse to be a reactionary than not. It is in fact better to be a Marxist and a communist. Seeking to justify yourself by reference to the incorrect views of the masses, as if backwards views are not something to be combatted, which itself requires a value judgment, is tailism.

        This is why I think you are trolling me
        Show me where i "justified myself by reference to the incorrect views of the masses"
        Or does "think yourself better than someone else" mean something different to you?

        • PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them]
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          6 days ago

          That isn't what you said, you asked if others think themselves better than people who are wrong

          Do you consider yourself better than the masses? Most of them are not marxists, so are wrong about a lot of things

          Right here

          What is your point if not to say that no value judgment ("better than") can be made against those sections of the masses with backwards views ("Most of them are not marxists, so are wrong about a lot of things")? You're not better than a fascist, simply because the masses include fascists? That's tailism my friend

          • FunkYankkkees [they/them, pup/pup's]
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            6 days ago

            Ok, I see the issue, I think we see the words "consider yourself better than" differently
            To me thinking yourself better than someone is less about ideology and views and more something inherent, as in "This person is lesser because they believe in the wrong god, or worship the same god wrong"
            I apologize for my tone earlier