ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoThe news is sugarcoating how revolting the Epstein files arediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square152linkfedilinkarrow-up11.81Karrow-down10cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.worldaboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.81Karrow-down1imageThe news is sugarcoating how revolting the Epstein files arediscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square152linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.worldaboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoI wouldn’t describe Noam as left wing, he’s advocating for Ukraine’s unilateral surrender rn. He’s just Red Fascist.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-23 months agoOh dear, I was unaware of that. Oi… Still though, he was a pillar of the left wing, in the sense of left wing = not conservative, a literal seminal figure of it, for decades.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI used to think maybe he was okay but clearly he has always just been a well regarded Tankie fuck.
minus-squarehydroptic@sopuli.xyzBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 months agoFor bonus points, he’s also a Bosnian genocide denialist
minus-squareRedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIf someone agrees with most left wing positions except one, are they left wing? I think you’re doing a No True Scotsman here. Just because Noam fell for the anti-Ukrainian propaganda doesn’t mean he’s not left wing.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoAll of Noam’s left wing stances are just criticisms of states he disagrees with, it appears. He is in fact supporting right wingers from a different side of the planet.
minus-squareRedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoEveryone has blind spots for frames of reference they aren’t familiar with.
I wouldn’t describe Noam as left wing, he’s advocating for Ukraine’s unilateral surrender rn. He’s just Red Fascist.
Oh dear, I was unaware of that.
Oi…
Still though, he was a pillar of the left wing, in the sense of left wing = not conservative, a literal seminal figure of it, for decades.
I used to think maybe he was okay but clearly he has always just been a well regarded Tankie fuck.
For bonus points, he’s also a Bosnian genocide denialist
If someone agrees with most left wing positions except one, are they left wing?
I think you’re doing a No True Scotsman here. Just because Noam fell for the anti-Ukrainian propaganda doesn’t mean he’s not left wing.
All of Noam’s left wing stances are just criticisms of states he disagrees with, it appears. He is in fact supporting right wingers from a different side of the planet.
Everyone has blind spots for frames of reference they aren’t familiar with.