• zarkanian
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    10 months ago

    Well, far left is anarchism. I haven’t heard how they’re going to make my basic needs met. But then I haven’t ever heard how they’re going to get their basic needs met. Or any needs met, for that matter.

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      10 months ago

      That’s not really true, you can get to anarchy from the left or the right. In fact, anarcho-capitalism is pretty much what American libertarians have been pushing for decades. There is an anarcho-communism, which involves abolishing all hierarchies and monetary systems are relying entirely on mutual aid, but I think most of the, “far-left,” in America is just marxist, usually socialist but sometimes communist.

    • oce 🐆@jlai.lu
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      10 months ago

      I think it’s similar to communism in the sense that they fantasize about perfect citizens who would always think about the group before themselves without any other incitation (such as having to earn money to live).