Comment by dijit

Comment by dijit 7 hours ago

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To be honest with you, I see a lot less of the Authoritarian Right than I do of the Authoritarian Left…

And as a person who does not like authoritarianism, it informs my opinion.

thrance 6 hours ago

Well, time to get your eyesight checked maybe? If Trump sending troops to major blue cities isn't Authoritarian, I don't know what is.

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  • dijit 6 hours ago

    I don’t know, arresting people for hate speech for writing the letter “N” on social media or being arrested for saying “I love bacon” feels worse than just having the military deployed in places somehow.

    I am speaking from a Uk perspective. We have an authoritarian left government.

    But yeah, continue to live in ignorance and bigotry I guess?

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    • dns_snek 3 hours ago

      Authoritarian? Yes. Left? No.

      They've been implementing austerity measures and cutting benefits for disabled people for crying out loud.

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      • dijit 3 hours ago

        Labour are left wing.

        Maybe less Left than Corbyn was, but they are a left wing socially progressive party.

        That there’s legitimately no money left is caused by austerity. You can’t spend your way out when your debt to GDP ratio is far exceeding 100%. More borrowing will increase the countries interest payments and further cripple the economy.

        It’s a mess. Ask your economist friends.

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    • thrance 4 hours ago

      > I don’t know, arresting people for hate speech for writing the letter “N” on social media or being arrested for saying “I love bacon”

      I can't believe you're saying this with a straight face. I really wonder how it feels living in a complete fantasy and constantly whining about made-up stuff. Truly, deeply pathetic. Grow. the. fuck. up.

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