• yata@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    They are pro-authoritarians. It is the authoritarian part which they love. It is pure chance that they have fixated on communist terms, because they could as well be MAGA fascists, they share all their opinions with that crowd, which loves authoritarianism as well.

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      1 year ago

      Came here to say this. They present themselves as left-leaning, pro-social justice. But if you look at their sympathies and where they have the most affection… it’s countries run by a strong single person: China, Russia, similar. Those are not communist countries.

      Everyone would be better off ignoring that individual because by misrepresenting their ideas, they do a disservice to everyone. I don’t think they’re even tracking to the fact they do this.

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        1 year ago

        There’s actually a decent amount of questioning in their private circles–Unfortunately, they convince themselves that such horrible and authoritarian things are for the greater good. I find it crazy that they celebrate the boot on their own neck.

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      1 year ago

      From my experiences with extremists, they are all the same people. Anti-social people who can’t even be bothered to clean themselves or their homes, resort to drugs and addictions and have no social life or creativity. Instead of blaming themselves for these faults, they turn them to the world and ride the dopamine rush of a small group of people who insist they are in the right.