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[โ€“] PKMKII@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Yeah that libertarian-leaning chunk of the base has to be a little freaked out by the optics of all this. Especially as these raids are often disrupting the operations of Small Business Tyrants.

[โ€“] Des@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago (7 children)

i know a few myself. sometimes they are easier to move to the left since they distinctly distrust the government and aren't under the spell of hyper-nationalism

Marx is too scary for them but call Proudhon the OG libertarian and you got yourself some mutualists at least. don't let perfect be the enemy of good

[โ€“] ProletarianDictator@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Virtually every American has some form of pestilent brainworms. Figure out how to speak to them and get them on the pipeline. Deworming libertarians is an exhausting task I'd only really feel comfortable asking our white comrades to do.

[โ€“] Des@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

it's tough. sometimes i have to hide power level and pretend i'm on the exact same political journey as the person i'm working with but just a bit further ahead.

basically work them through it with me

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