imho the point of leftism is "power to the people". It's about fundamentally believing that there's something valuable in the collective sum of people worth voting, fighting or arguing for.
It might require a vanguard, but at the end of the day it's to promote the interests of the masses (whether or not you agree we actually have that in our hearts/can actually compute/calculate this, etc)...but it's to oppose the church, the hereditary monarchy pretenders, the aristocracy, and if necessary the state.
It's not purely about spite...but we do plenty of things out of spite.
It might require a vanguard, but at the end of the day it's to promote the interests of the masses (whether or not you agree we actually have that in our hearts/can actually compute/calculate this, etc)...but it's to oppose the church, the hereditary monarchy pretenders, the aristocracy, and if necessary the state.
It's not purely about spite...but we do plenty of things out of spite.
@jeffcliff I think a realignment in thinking from left-right or individualist-collectivist to other dichotomies would be more healthy for us as a people. I have far more in common interest-wise with a class-first leftist than a boomercon bloviating about the wonders of capitalism.
Honestly, advocating for hyperindividualism in a democracy is philosophical suicide. It's amazing it's caught on like it has. Fuck Ayn Rand.
Honestly, advocating for hyperindividualism in a democracy is philosophical suicide. It's amazing it's caught on like it has. Fuck Ayn Rand.
@mrsaturday I used to think that for awhile, and I respect people who hold firm to that.
but at the same time, I don't have to go very far to find right wingers in my mentions that remind me that really I am different from them. Expressing *how* we are different is a good first step imho
but at the same time, I don't have to go very far to find right wingers in my mentions that remind me that really I am different from them. Expressing *how* we are different is a good first step imho
@jeffcliff Those differences are just counterproductive squabbling while we're stuck watching our agency and livelihoods get sold from us to the highest bidder. In my opinion, they should be sidelined until we take woke capital and corpo-libertarians down a few pegs.
@mrsaturday @jeffcliff If you've got leftists who have the guts to take a strong stand against the whole "trans kids" bullshit then that's fine. But being against megacorporations is no good if you're also anti-family and want to destroy everything I know and love in a different way. The point is protecting goodness and decency.
@ArdanianRight @jeffcliff Honestly? We need all the help we can get pushing against the cathedral. I'm not saying to stop caring about that, I'm saying we should understand what we're up against and that swinging too hard to our side only makes it so there are less people swinging at what's in front of us.
@mrsaturday @jeffcliff Trans kids supporters are disgusting and deranged and repulsive to normal people. This isn't purityfagging over something minor, this is chemically castrating and stunting the growth of children at a stage in development where it's impossible to make a remotely reliable diagnosis of gender dysphoria. It should be non-negotiable in any sane society.
@ArdanianRight @jeffcliff I agree with you 100% on that. I think it's a mental health issue that has turned into an experiment in transhumanism. In compulsive cases, since you can medicate away the dysphoric feelings. But again, who benefits? Why is this happening? Where is the money coming from that's pushing this, and what are their motives?
Calling them tranissaries touches on this, but I think it's more complex and honestly sinister. You wouldn't see the push if they weren't being made into such zealous and capable tools for power in the process. Some of it's simple greed, big pharma trying to serve a new market with new medicine, some of it's misguided and well-meaning thanks to the bullshit LGBT designation, and I do honestly believe there's an element of eugenics in play here, like you say. We all know who benefits here.
Calling them tranissaries touches on this, but I think it's more complex and honestly sinister. You wouldn't see the push if they weren't being made into such zealous and capable tools for power in the process. Some of it's simple greed, big pharma trying to serve a new market with new medicine, some of it's misguided and well-meaning thanks to the bullshit LGBT designation, and I do honestly believe there's an element of eugenics in play here, like you say. We all know who benefits here.
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@mrsaturday @ArdanianRight @jeffcliff I agree that this might be an experiment in transhumanism and population control. I think the solution is actual research on this issue that would lead to treatments that can actually work, but any such attempt would be shut down by governments. This is another reason why we need a free market in medicine.
