i am curious to see what kinds of leftists are here on lemmy

  • @MiddleWeigh
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    21 year ago

    Yea for sure. It seems a mix of left, anarchism, and autonomy would be the perfect solution, buy sadly that is just never gonna happen…right now at least. I’d like to think that we are just slowly advancing towards it by having these discussions. I was always more a big picture person. I’ve only recently “activated” in my old, long held, political ideals after a run in with the American criminal justice system, poverty, and addiction and I’m konda figuring out where my ideals truly fit by interacting with my peers. I find that most people on here are at least somewhat intellectual in nature, and I like that.

    • @Zstom6IPOPM
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      21 year ago

      that sounds like libertarian socialism to me.

      • @MiddleWeigh
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        21 year ago

        Hmm. I dunno tbh. I’ve never even heard that before iirc. So…is that bad? Lol

        • @Zstom6IPOPM
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          11 year ago

          no, its very good, look it up.

          • @MiddleWeigh
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            21 year ago

            I just looked at the wiki. That checks out for me for sure. I’d have to do a bit of a deeper dive to get a feel for Marxism, but overall the description sounds spot on. Thanks for pointing the way.

            • @Zstom6IPOPM
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              21 year ago

              Be sure to read up on it.

              • @MiddleWeigh
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                21 year ago

                Oh i really like it actually, from the little I read. Particulary:

                economic organisation, or mode of production, influences all other social phenomena, including broader social relations, political institutions, legal systems, cultural systems, aesthetics and ideologies. These social relations and the economic system form a base and superstructure.

                And

                At a certain stage of development, the material productive forces of society come into conflict with the existing relations of production

                I think we are at an inflection point where technology and how we interact at a societal and class level, just makes zero sense…if it ever did.

                • @Zstom6IPOPM
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                  21 year ago

                  glad to see that we have gained a libertarian socialist, i hope you become a regular user of this community.

                  • @MiddleWeigh
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                    21 year ago

                    If you could pick one book to recommend, what would it be? I’m very much into philosophy, anthropology, etc. If you wouldn’t mind giving me your “must read” book when it comes to leftist thought, something that is inherently critical of itself, id be much obliged. Hell I may even have it in my library lol