I’m not a Marxist
Is it suddenly my fault that all you liberals sound the same? I think not… your mind-numbing conformity is on you - not me.
words have multiple meanings
Oh, are we backpedalling now? Wasn’t this you just a short while ago?
Calling someone a “capitalist Marxist” is fucking gold
Doesn’t seem like you’re all that certain of your own case all of a sudden - I wonder why?
“non-tankies”
Perhaps it’s best not to use terms you don’t understand, liberal.
neoliberal liberal or like fox news liberals?
Is there a functional difference?
Oh look… the liberals are at it again.
Your whataboutism doesn’t change the fact that the west’s claims of valuing “press freedom” turning out to be completely false posits severe implications for your ideology, liberal - not anyone’s living in China.
Sooo… the judge is basically saying that Trump can sicc another white supremacist lynch mob on the US populace (because that’s what Jan 6th truly was) because the (so-called) “justice system” in the US will do absolutely nothing about a rich white supremacist siccing white supremacist lynch mobs on the US populace - apart from belatedly slapping the wrists of some of the lowest-level participants, of course.
At least three days, I reckon. No water infrastructure workers here means no water around these parts - period.
Yeah… the fact that the country that perfected genocidal white supremacism was on a (so-called) “top 20 happiest countries list” tells me that list wasn’t worth shit to start off with.
and being a Marxist means you follow the ideals of said ideology
Oh boy… another edgy liberal that clings to Marx because “western culture” couldn’t provide you with an identity that wasn’t bought at a strip-mall.
This shouldn’t be so difficult to understand, but I guess everything has to be difficult when dealing with white liberals who can’t tell the difference between identity and ideology.
Do tell, genius… do you really think economists take Marx seriously because of his ideology? Don’t be silly - they take him seriously because his critique of capitalism is an economic one that is completely separable from Marx’s ideological stance. Marx was a scientist first and foremost. Understanding Marx’s critique of capitalism requires no ideological frame in any way whatsoever.
You might just as well tell me that you need to be a Bakuninist to understand, or admit to, climate change - and you’d be equally as silly.
it isn’t always technically impossible
I’m really sorry that Marx didn’t actually provide you with the neatly-packaged counter-cultural identity that you assumed he would - but that’s not something we can blame Marx for. That’s all on you.
It’s time to realize that that Che Guevara t-shirt you own is just that - a t-shirt.
You getting your feels hurt does not imply any failure on my part, okay?
Oooooh… I’m so sorry. You conflated ideology with identity - and now you’ve gone and got your ego hurt on the rocks of political reality.
Yeah - that’s never a good idea. It’s a recipe for disillusionment.
No capitalist will ever self describe as a Marxist.
That’s because they don’t feel the need to stake their egos to the term “Marxist” like you do. Come here to Africa - I’ll show you “Marxist” neoliberals aplenty. You couldn’t throw a brick in one of our parliaments without hitting one.
I’m sorry… did Biden magically end late-stage capitalism?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Has Putin stated that he’s running a fascist state?
I have news for you, liberal - strengthening, enabling and exploiting fascist elements within a capitalist state to protect the status quo existing within said capitalist state is not a fascist thing to do. It’s a liberal thing to do. That is literally how fascists get into power in the first place - they can’t get into power by themselves.
Is this a difficult thing to understand? I’d say it’s quite simple.
Also… good luck with the whole “putler” thing. Somehow, I don’t see that taking off.
So you don’t understand what the term “Marxist” actually means?
Color me surprised… do you need me to explain it to you, liberal? Fine - I will.
Marxist simply means that you understand capitalism through a Marxist lens - that’s it. Nothing more, nothing less.
You can be a Marxist and be a socialist.
You can be a Marxist and be a fascist.
You can be a Marxist and be the most exploitative and parasitic capitalist around.
Hell, you can be a Marxist while also being the most money-grubbing banker in the west - Marxism will even help you achieve that.
Are you getting this, liberal? Or is it still flying over your head?
Ahh, so it’s a skin color thing…
Come again? Are you trying to pretend that US foreign policy isn’t white supremacist?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence… you’d better hop to it.
What color and political leaning are you?
Why? Is my speech not white - oops, sorry, I meant to say “western” - enough for you?
“Hurr durr, it’s unacceptable to us white liberals when everybody but the US does it."
Are you still here, white supremacist? Have you been priced out of the copium market, perhaps?
Sure thing.
Yes, they do… but this doesn’t change the fact that Fox itself peddles liberalism - ie, capitalism. That is, when it’s not peddling outright fascism - liberalism’s status quo-sustaining alter-ego.
No, it doesn’t make sense to call people such as socialists - who want to dismantle all aspects of liberalism (and with it, fascism) - “liberals.”