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472 sats \ 8 replies \ @ek 15 Feb \ on: There Is Successful Governance Outside of State Power libertarian
Oh, did you go down the path of gaming engagement by creating discussion posts instead of link posts with context? ;)
But well, if so, you won. You got my engagement with this quote:
This is also why leftwing "anarchists" hate libertarians. They support the chaotic violence that we're trying to peacefully curb.
Damn. I don't necessarily agree with this statement but this reminded me of a friend I used to go to concerts with. She was a "big lefty" and the concerts we went to were from bands that were also aligned with the left political spectrum.1 I considered myself also to be left oriented back then.2 One conversation with her never went out of my mind:
On the train to a concert, I was talking to her about some protests she went to (Antifa). She mentioned that they sometimes set fire to cars. When I asked why they are doing it, she just replied: Because it's fun!
I don't remember how the conversation continued after that.
I still don't know if that was just her trying to be funny or if she was being serious. She was a nice girl though and fun to hang out with. I really liked her. I also miss her, I think. She was quite funny sometimes.

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  1. Schmutzki for example ↩
  2. Now I don't know what I am. But I also don't really care. ↩
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529 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Feb
To be clear, I'm not saying they all like that kind of violent activism, although it's not uncommon. If you press them on how they envision society functioning in the absence of the state, they generally believe in someone violently enforcing their communist ideals.
That's why I put "anarchist" in quotes. They aren't actually anarchists. They just want to be the ones ruling.
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446 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 15 Feb
I see, I figured you meant something like this.
The old tale of "I want freedom for everyone but only on my terms".
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 16 Feb
Free dumb
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507 sats \ 4 replies \ @SimpleStacker 15 Feb
Oh, did you go down the path of gaming engagement by creating discussion posts instead of link posts with context? ;)
How does this game engagement? Are link posts treated differently on the backend than discussion posts? Or are users more likely to ignore link posts?
On the train to a concert, I was talking to her about some protests she went to (Antifa). She mentioned that they sometimes set fire to cars. When I asked why they are doing it, she just replied: Because it's fun!
Dang... what if that car belonged to some poor worker who needs it for their daily commute? This just reinforces the stereotype that antifa are just hooligans and hypocrites
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558 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Feb
Or are users more likely to ignore link posts?
That one
Dang... what if that car belonged to some poor worker who needs it for their daily commute?
I was at antiwar protests during the Bush years and that complete disregard for everyone around them is what put me off of this portion of the left.
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128 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 16 Feb
Which Bush? Which Iraq war?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 16 Feb
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 16 Feb
The stereotype is not true?
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