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Re:Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ Who Attacked Modern Life, Dies... by arp242 on Saturday June 10, 2023 @02:21PM (#36273304)
I would describe myself as left-wing, and I agree with some (not all) of his criticisms of "the left" in general. Turns out that left-wing people can have disagreements. Furthermore, I can reject argument X while simultaneously also accepting argument Y from the same person or book.
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Re:Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ Who Attacked Modern Life, Dies... by numpad0 on Saturday June 10, 2023 @05:08PM (#36275115)
Turns out leftists love self criticism for self improvements. That’s inherently bad, right?

(set aside that it often builds up to violent inner conflicts)

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Re:Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ Who Attacked Modern Life, Dies... by znpy on Saturday June 10, 2023 @05:31PM (#36275344)
> Turns out leftists love self criticism for self improvements.

they really don't, and this is one of the reasons why there is so much fracturing in the left, usually.

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Re:Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ Who Attacked Modern Life, Dies... by happytoexplain on Saturday June 10, 2023 @06:18PM (#36275771)
Isn't that backwards? In-group criticism is how you get so-called "fracturing", which is arguably healthier (if less politically useful) than the alternative: "loyalty". I'd be highly suspicious if any group of tens of millions of people all ostensibly agreed on everything.
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