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[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Fighting simply for a "better life for all", while noble, is really naive. You need to get specific about the things you want to tackle.

Egalitarianism isn't just "better life for all" without a plan, just like Feminism isn't "Equality for Women" without a plan.

Uniting under the banner of Egalitarianism as a group, rather than stating you're not that but are instead a feminist, would be like saying "I'm not in the LGBTQ+ movement, I'm a Trans Rights activist".

Everytime people like you insist (even if coming from a place with good intentions) we shouldn't consider ourselves egalitarian, you weaken all groups that would benefit from standing united under it. There's a reason right wing propaganda networks constantly argue against the term "Egalitarian" and try to keep groups like Feminists isolated from others - because it would hurt them if it actually gained in popularity.

There are indeed many people who would not qualify as egalitarian. Libertarians, Republicans, Musk - all of them hate it, because "equality for all" is in fact not as broad as you would hope, unfortunately.