• Tomassci
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    7 months ago

    “Reactionary is just a made-up word to justify lumping in non-MLs with fascists”

    • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.world
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      7 months ago

      What the hell even is that word? Does that mean that you react to something? Because everyone does.

      I’m seeing the word thrown around lately and it’s one of the dumber reductionist labels I’ve seen in my lifetime.

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        7 months ago

        did you get banned from Google or something? It’s a common word in political science dating back to the French revolution, not some weird new invention.

        I can’t tell if everyone itt is being sarcastic or smth