I think downplaying what happened is a bit cold hearted and not the left I’m used to. Remeber AoC was questioning whether she was going to be able to get the chance to have children.
Some on the left seem to want to downplay fascism or reactionary threats lately just to shit on liberals and Democrats.Wrong tactic in a time of rising bigotry and right-wing conscious
The true right is finally rearing it’s head in America and some people on this forum continue to only want to shit-post about liberals, Jesus Christ
The true right is finally resting it’s head in America and some people on this forum continue to only want to shit-post about liberals, Jesus christ
This is one of the primary reasons why I don't even bother coming here anymore. Some of the people in this board still think it's the Obama years, which requires them to completely ignore the rising tide of rightwing thought that has swept the country
I like it here, but i also think anti-fascism is just an important part of the left as anything else. I’m a white dude, but I’m also a drug addict and mentally ill. I wouldn’t last long in a fascist regime. Meaning I know what it’s like to be othered and not some spoiled upper middle class Wasp kid
Seems like you leave little room for nuance in your analysis of people. I also find it bizarre a supposed leftist has such a cold hearted response to a young progressive politician scared for her life. People like AOC aren’t idealized leftists, but they are the best we have for now.
The people who entered the capital were fascists looking for blood and mayhem. We shouldn’t be showing them sympathy or downplaying them. These are fascists and they are the new face of the Republican Party. They deserve derision and scorn. Leftists are anti-fascist period. We don’t ally with them just because they have revolutionary ambitions like we do
You have irony-poisoned yourself stupid. They seized the capitol by force. People died. They weren't invited in. Just because they were stupid about it and couldn't execute a longer plan doesn't mean their immediate objective of taking the building failed. Ignore that if you want but it's what happened.
No, this is a fair point. There were many within the ranks who aided and abetted and there has to be a reckoning with that. Still though, many of the insurrectionists fought through police lines and it was quite apparent that they (the insurrectionists) were a hostile force.
Imagine thinking the Dedicated security for congress completely abrogating that responsibility and putting them in danger is an argument against "this was a coup attempt".
It's probably the single biggest thing that sets this apart from a riot or a tantrum or whatever else people want to call it.
Fuck off and log out
I think downplaying what happened is a bit cold hearted and not the left I’m used to. Remeber AoC was questioning whether she was going to be able to get the chance to have children.
Some on the left seem to want to downplay fascism or reactionary threats lately just to shit on liberals and Democrats.Wrong tactic in a time of rising bigotry and right-wing conscious
The true right is finally rearing it’s head in America and some people on this forum continue to only want to shit-post about liberals, Jesus Christ
This is one of the primary reasons why I don't even bother coming here anymore. Some of the people in this board still think it's the Obama years, which requires them to completely ignore the rising tide of rightwing thought that has swept the country
I like it here, but i also think anti-fascism is just an important part of the left as anything else. I’m a white dude, but I’m also a drug addict and mentally ill. I wouldn’t last long in a fascist regime. Meaning I know what it’s like to be othered and not some spoiled upper middle class Wasp kid
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Seems like you leave little room for nuance in your analysis of people. I also find it bizarre a supposed leftist has such a cold hearted response to a young progressive politician scared for her life. People like AOC aren’t idealized leftists, but they are the best we have for now.
The people who entered the capital were fascists looking for blood and mayhem. We shouldn’t be showing them sympathy or downplaying them. These are fascists and they are the new face of the Republican Party. They deserve derision and scorn. Leftists are anti-fascist period. We don’t ally with them just because they have revolutionary ambitions like we do
You have irony-poisoned yourself stupid. They seized the capitol by force. People died. They weren't invited in. Just because they were stupid about it and couldn't execute a longer plan doesn't mean their immediate objective of taking the building failed. Ignore that if you want but it's what happened.
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No, this is a fair point. There were many within the ranks who aided and abetted and there has to be a reckoning with that. Still though, many of the insurrectionists fought through police lines and it was quite apparent that they (the insurrectionists) were a hostile force.
Imagine thinking the Dedicated security for congress completely abrogating that responsibility and putting them in danger is an argument against "this was a coup attempt".
It's probably the single biggest thing that sets this apart from a riot or a tantrum or whatever else people want to call it.