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[–] RmDebArc_5 68 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A quick browse through recent comments and posts by these accounts

do something about those of us being stalked by these lunatics that get off on going through people's post history

Have you considered that you may be stupid?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago

What a delusional twat.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 day ago

Considering they all lined up to defend Trump?

They are traitors as far as I'm concerned. All of 'em.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My safe space! sobs for attention

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think some on the left act like cultists, but basically everyone on the right is in a full on cult and they either don't know it, or think it's a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I think some on the left act like cultists

I think the only ones on the left that truly fits that, are the tankies. And even then, can you truly call yourselves left if you're an authoritarian? See: Stethoscope theory

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What's the stethoscope theory?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Ah ha, finally downloaded that damn image LMAO

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean, if your attitude is "I'm an anarcho-communist and anyone not that isn't on the left", that's pretty cult-like

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I agree with what they wrote and I definitely don’t consider anarchocommunists to be the only real leftists. The left is a broad movement it just doesn’t include tankies. Being pro-oligarchy or pro-monarchy is not left no matter how much red paint you put on it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I mean yeah, I don't think I'm disagreeing with anyone here. I'm only considering a tankie-type a leftist insofar as they would pretend they are one.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, im with you on that one, i consider to be a anarco-communist myself and i recognize that it is easy to get cult-like about whats really left and even really anarchidt/libertarian.

No wonder why every leftist thinker i know about fought against (what they saw as) sectarianism, thinking freely tends to get you a little sensitive about theory and disagreement, resulting in many movments thinking just slightly different buy treating each other like the worse traitors.

But on a positive note, we tend to get sectarian about theories or practices rather than leader or countries.

Edit : typo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Stethoscope theory

funny enough, I was only able to find references to this on lemmy. It seems the same as (or at least similar to) "horseshoe theory" from what I can tell.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago

It's a reference to horseshoe theory, just that most leftists don't recognise tankies being left so having "left" come close to Nazis doesn't make any sense

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As is typical with most right leaning people.

They do it, so they assume the other side is doing it too.

They think it, so they assume everyone else is thinking the same thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Yep I definitely notice that a lot

[–] [email protected] 9 points 23 hours ago

It is true that they’re largely traitors now.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

They ruined conservativism.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago

You can't change your mind! That's what Democrats do!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Alternatively, someone who is posting unpopular shit gets downvoted of their own accord, and blames it on politics. Almost assuredly has shouted "leave politics out of blank" but then injects politics into everything.