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Extremism in US military is ‘sleeping danger’ says author of Pentagon report
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2025
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Left wing extremism is also authoritarianism
Lol. Fascist apologist
Labelling everyone you disagree with isn't good argumentative sportsmanship
Take it off my scorecard
moment of truth: does this guy double down or learn more about what the political spectrum represents
I double down in the absence of convincing arguments
We're not your parents or your teacher, you have to learn the value of educating yourself.
Lmao. You're the one making claims about me being wrong, so you have to provide arguments for why that is. Saying "i know why you're wrong, but that's for you to find out" is lazy debating
Your premise is willfully devoid of any condition or nuance for deliberate effect. It deserves no respect.
Extremes of government are authoritarian. Left or right. Extremes of personal ideologies can be violent or even terrorism. Extremism is harm.
Believing things to be good like environmental regulation, universal health care, civil rights, or even in BLM is not extreme when they seek to undo or prevent objective harm and injustice. Maybe you are deliberately being stupid to make a point, but it’s patently obvious the parent comment pointed out the hypocrisy in labeling what constitutes extreme.
I think there might have been a misunderstanding. When I mentioned left-wing extremism, I was referring specifically to ideologies like communism and their historical tendencies toward authoritarianism—not to more moderate left-wing policies like universal health care or civil rights, which I agree aren’t extreme. My point was that extremism, whether left or right, often leads to authoritarian outcomes
Then you should have expended the time to nuance your position rather than making an appeal to hypocrisy argument and wasting your and everyone else's time. However, your argumentative follow up responses don’t really do your claim of “misunderstanding” any favors.
Forgive me for the misunderstanding 🙏. I thought it was fairly obvious what i was referring to.
Let me try to be more clear: I don't give a shit if you continue to be ignorant, there are millions of you. I don't owe you anything.
Now the choice to keep being uninformed is yours alone, but as a human being with the capacity for human reasoning I thought you might enjoy the opportunity to be less dumb.
Your choice is yours!
Ok bud. Have a great day
And what percentage of violence in the US has ever been caused by leftists? like less than 1% right. GTFO of here with your rightwing lies.
Leftwing extremism = communist = authoritarianism. I genuinely don't know which type of leftism you think I'm talking about.
Please tell us your definition of communism.
How about no?
No it's not. Is your little brain thinking of Soviet-branded communism? Cause that's not left-wing extremism lol
The Red Army murdered every anarchist they could find
If "soviet-branded communism" isn't left wing extremism, then what pray tell IS left wing extremism?