• @ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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      410 months ago

      Ok, two authoritarian leaders the modern left finds pretty abhorrent and regularly repudiates. You might as well say that Lincoln represents the modern right if you’re going that way.

      You know what I meant. A modern, mainstream leftist—think Bernie or AOC, or leftwards—calling for mass murder or policies that would plainly result in mass murder.

      • @Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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        310 months ago

        Also, people forget that there is a left right axis, and a vertical Authoritarian/Anarchy axis.

        Authoritarian thought is not left or right biased.

        • @ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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          210 months ago

          Indeed, but that’s step two after the other person realizes that they’re just saying “lol boths sidez samesies” with no basis for that opinion except enlightened centrism. (So never)

      • @Aux@lemmy.world
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        I mean Biden supports Israeli genocide… Or is he a conservative these days? Can’t keep up with imaginary American bullshit.

    • @Murdoc@sh.itjust.works
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      110 months ago

      And this is how politicians manage to confuse people by conflating politics with economics, which are two different scales. You can be an economic leftist (say by supporting health care) without being an authoritarian. Same with the right.