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    4 months ago

    To be “on the left” at minimum you need to be totally opposed to the capitalist system.

    From there, there are many ideologies to choose from whether authoritarian (like Marxism-Leninism, Maoism, Stalinism, etc.) or anti-authoritarian: mutualism, communalism, one of the many strains of anarchism, etc.

    Also if you’re authoritarian I’d say it’s questionable whether you’re still on the left.






  • Historically the role of the police was to catch escaped slaves, and to violently break strikes when unionised workers were fighting for their rights.

    Their foundation was white supremacist violence and violence against the working class in order to keep wage slaves creating profit for the ruling class.

    And that function continues today. The role of the police is literally to use violence to protect the private property of the ruling class and serve their interests.

    Are you a working class person who defends the people keeping you enslaved? Then yes, you’re a bootlicker.

    Also to jump in this thread when OP is talking about queer rights, we have several literal active genocides happening around the world - and the first thing you think of is “what about cops?” is utterly disgusting.

    They can literally just get another job. Being a cop is not like your race, gender identity, etc. which you cannot change.