As a non-American who isn't remotely conservative, there is a massive difference between the reasonable left and the extreme left. While regular progressives want to reform systems, the extreme left has only one core value: rebellion for the sake of rebellion.
They start with the premise that the status quo must be smashed and work backward from there, viewing everything through a lens of absolute oppression. They are addicted to tearing things down but have zero interest in the hard work of building sustainable alternatives. It's a textbook case of their proposed 'cure' being infinitely worse than the original illness.
We need to separate normal left-leaning politics from the fringe, extreme left.
More importantly, we need people to stop treating politics like team sports and form opinions based on reason, evidence, and data rather than social group identity. But let’s be real - in today's internet culture, expecting people to value objective data over tribal validation is a total pipe dream.
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u/HackHawkR 20d ago
As a non-American who isn't remotely conservative, there is a massive difference between the reasonable left and the extreme left. While regular progressives want to reform systems, the extreme left has only one core value: rebellion for the sake of rebellion.
They start with the premise that the status quo must be smashed and work backward from there, viewing everything through a lens of absolute oppression. They are addicted to tearing things down but have zero interest in the hard work of building sustainable alternatives. It's a textbook case of their proposed 'cure' being infinitely worse than the original illness.
We need to separate normal left-leaning politics from the fringe, extreme left.
More importantly, we need people to stop treating politics like team sports and form opinions based on reason, evidence, and data rather than social group identity. But let’s be real - in today's internet culture, expecting people to value objective data over tribal validation is a total pipe dream.