Re:Are You an Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You by Davi...
by krapp on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @08:07AM
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>do you consider yourself neither left nor right on the political spectrum, because you believe that society is fundamentally broken and both sides just further consumerism in different ways (the right supports big business directly, and the left tries to create equal opportunities for everyone to further consumerism)
No, because I find that extremely reductionist, simplistic and naive, In my experience points of view that abandon nuance in favor of equivocation and cynicism tend themselves to be attempts at propaganda and control.
It is true, if you adopt the left/right political model, that both the Democratic and Republican parties in the US serve the needs of capitalism and the military industrial complex. It is not, however, true that all leftist ideology and all right-wing ideology are essentially the same as a result, and that neither have any purpose or value beyond simply being vehicles for capitalism.
No, because I find that extremely reductionist, simplistic and naive, In my experience points of view that abandon nuance in favor of equivocation and cynicism tend themselves to be attempts at propaganda and control.
It is true, if you adopt the left/right political model, that both the Democratic and Republican parties in the US serve the needs of capitalism and the military industrial complex. It is not, however, true that all leftist ideology and all right-wing ideology are essentially the same as a result, and that neither have any purpose or value beyond simply being vehicles for capitalism.