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?

  • Melonius [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    The trap of liberalism, at least in America, is a belief that saying and believing certain things constitutes systematic change. Liberals genuinely believe that if enough people are exposed to the same NPR articles or whatever, they'll all become politically aligned and the government will soon follow. They believe that as long as they're permitted to talk about or publish their beliefs, that society is still salvageable, because that's what they believe is the main vector of change. They think it's a word of mouth game, they think it's all polls and voting.

    This resonates and hurts :(

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, they live off vibes. Political movements can only happen with solidarity, and liberals are stuck in the mindset that it's all personal beliefs and morals. Giving a grand speech is politics, reading the correct biography is politics. Complete fusion of the consumer identity with one's own political interests.