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Western Leftism is idealistic and racist in nature (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 5 years ago by Farmer_Heck@lemmygrad.ml to c/leftistinfighting@lemmygrad.ml
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And only serves to defend the western white Bourgeoisie from the much more serious and theory-oriented "tankies" whom gather their theory from actual research and actual dialecticism. In the past and the present, they're perhaps the biggest force advocating anti-communist narratives.

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[-] Leonidas@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 5 years ago

What do you consider "western leftism?" I was under the impression the term "tankie" refers to a subset of western leftists as well.

[-] Farmer_Heck@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 5 years ago

"Western Leftism" is more or less the leftism of the US, the UK, and of Bourgeois countries in general. Generally, it leans into libertarian ideals, the majority of Anarchist and Libertarian ideologies come from Western countries, and the majority of them refuse to accept Marxist-Leninist or non-western ideologies. The vaaaaaaaaaast majority of WL idealize anti-communist propaganda and blindly trust in authors like Orwell. They strongly fought against "Soviet Socialism", as well they're currently joining in the charge against the PRC.

[-] Leonidas@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 5 years ago* (last edited 5 years ago)

that kind of implies MLs, "tankies," etc aren't Western leftists as well. separating material analysis from one's own societal conditions is more complex than just blanket-denouncing swathes of other ideological positions. I think if you live in the West and you're a leftist, that definitionally makes you a "Western leftist."

[-] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

I'm a western lefist, and I completely missed the part of your argument where you say why you think we're racist. Most of the "anti-communist" ideals I have a generally anti-authoritarian. The reason I'm against the PRC is because they're a surveillance state that uses genocide a slave/near-slave labor to keep control of their population.

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