I start: I’m mostly left-libertarian
I used to be a “normal” libertarian (aka right-libertarian) but I started to realize corporations are probably just as bad as the government, if not a mirror image.
I prefer to talk specifics about issues rather than adopt labels. Labels are often victim of whatever the other person thinks the label means. Once the labels come out, they can be conversation enders.
I still have a lot to learn and at times it’s overwhelming. I’m a socialist.
I’m a Marxist-Leninist-Maoist.
I believe Mao contributed greatly to the Marxist-Leninist philosophy and gave the movement great importance and knowledge for modern society.
150-or-so years ago, Karl Marx developed a scientific method for understanding socio-economics and translating common political goals towards collective action. Most of the conclusions he came to through this scientific method have borne out in the decades since, a few have not, but the method itself is, I believe, concrete.
As the years went on, additional theoreticians - especially Lenin and Mao - have further developed his theories.
But I think the key is to never be dogmatic - that different times call for different approaches, that sometimes you need forced collectivization, but sometimes you need the New Economic Policy. Sometimes you wage a protracted peasants’ war, sometimes you elect Sewer Socialists.
A lot of people can get too caught up in the tendencies and sub-tendencies. I believe that all Marxists should be part of a single Socialist political party where disagreements are handled internally by rigorous debate and elections among Communists.
I don’t adhere rigidly to any single political ideology beyond being a person of the left. I have supported both Marxist and social-democratic parties in the past. I place a great deal of importance on the goal of achieving political power to actually make a difference, as opposed to remaining perpetually in opposition & protest.
Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life
It’s simple, it’s easy, it’s to the point
Politics isn’t a sport, and the political compass shit is just the sorting hat for (Western) Poli Sci majors.
I am a Marxist-Leninist with a lot left to learn (and read). I was a sort of ultra-left “Marxist” (firmly in compatible left territory) until I started lurking on here and reading comments by Cowbee and other comrades.
until I started lurking on here and reading comments by Cowbee and other comrades
oh cool, which “sub-lemmy” was that?
“community” or “comm” are the terms in general use
Here you go. Cowbee is just a regular user (or maybe rather a legend). Seems that you are moving in the right direction (by which I mean to the left), but I would say that you have far to go still. Good luck!
Communism. Mostly Marxism-Leninism with a bit of Infantile Disorder and antilericalism.
I think the Earth is hollow and the USSR is hiding there.
The USSR is hiding out in Red Shambhala consolidating power to fight the fascists in the hollow earth.
OP if you’re interested in learning more about politics try reading theory I recommend blackshirts and reds by parenti. reddit political compass memes aren’t accurate to reality
@dessalines@lemmy.ml provides a free audiobook (YouTube)(torrent) if that’s your jam.
left-libertarian
Bro you do not need to let the capitalists own the means of production. You have nothing to lose but your chains.
Yep, I also believe in georgism, but I don’t think that’s a political stance, more of a “where should taxes come from”
“I want my government to be funded by private enterprise” is absolutely a political stance
Yeah I guess who you tax is indicative of the political stance, is that what you mean? Georgism is about taxing land, so it’s kind of in the middle I guess, since everyone uses land, although it should affect the rich more, since the rich will usually own more land
“people can own land” is a political stance
I’m a realist, I guess
anarchism
why ? it’s the only thing that’s worked long term (150,000 years)
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Libertarian and Liberal are not the same thing
And there’s nothing normal about Libertarians 😅
Me myself I’m so woke that my liberal neighbours watch under their beds for fear that I will shiv them in the night
there’s nothing normal about Libertarians
why do you think so?
Because all Libertarians experience that have been made turns out to be scams to swindle money out of gullible middle class people.
The fact that hardcore Libertarians tend to be pro-contract slavery, pro weird pedophilia views and against environmental protection.
All in all, Libertarianism is inherently flawed and lead to a kind of facism or contract feudalism. It only reproduces ways of control that it tried/say it want to abolish
Because they’re right shills who hijacked a political philosophy
which political philosophy did they hijack?
also what does “right shill” mean?
The libertarian party in the US is basically the GOP by another name (think fascist Spain as it related to Nazi Germany).
Here is the worst example
http://politicsthatwork.com/voting-record/Rand-Paul-412492
“But when someone is said to be shilling for something or someone there is a distinct note of disapproval, and often the implication that the act is somehow corrupt or dishonest, or that the product or person being promoted is not to be trusted.”
Murray Rothbard (who is among the most influential in right wing libertarianism) started using the term “libertarian” to hijack it from Joseph Dejacque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Déjacque who was an anarcho-communist
it’s great that you are growing and evolving! there’s a lot of good reading (both short and long, light and dense) at:
