• galloog1@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The western left doesn’t agree on one form of socialism to align around so it is both impossible to criticize with any specificity and serves as a catch-all in opposition to the current system. It breaks down when they suddenly have to align on specific policies.

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        1 year ago

        That’s a good thing; socialism is a fledgling idea. It needs discoure and experimentation. The attack that lack of exact details and perfect cohesion is an empty one.

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          1 year ago

          Wanting to burn down the system without a coherent and specific approach to replace it only hurts people.

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            1 year ago

            How do you feel about Bernie or AOC, they are the system and aren’t trying to burn it down. They just want to fix the system.