Liberals are authoritarians, we all pretty much agree on that here but what's the best way to communicate this to a well meaning baby leftist?

Anything worth linking to or specific phrasings you like using? How do you go about justifying that liberals are the "real" authoritarians and not the communists?

  • silent_water [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    what's more authoritarian than forcing people to work, on penalty if starvation, under incredibly authoritarian, private regimes, perpetually enslaved to the whims of the boss?

    • Vncredleader
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      1 year ago

      The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

    • Dingus_Khan [he/him, they/them]
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      1 year ago

      Bringing up the concept of workplace democracy and the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie is a good way to get your foot in the door on this topic

    • Sephitard9001 [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      The line is that nobody starves they can get assistance, if they don't qualify they can go to a food bank, if they can't do that and can't work they can go to a shelter, if they can't do that and have no family then they're not trying hard enough. If you put enough liberal qualifiers on things you can just ignore poverty

      • silent_water [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        starvation is a simple way of getting across the concept of social death. if someone tries this, move the conversation in this direction by talking about homelessness.