Authoritarian populists have no plan—they just have grievance. That's why you see so much fluidity between populists on the far right and the far left. When your entire agenda is defined by people you want to punish, partisan lines mean nothing. - ThreadSky

joshuaeakle.com • 72 days ago

Authoritarian populists have no plan—they just have grievance.

That's why you see so much fluidity between populists on the far right and the far left.

When your entire agenda is defined by people you want to punish, partisan lines mean nothing.

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jtunes6.bsky.social•72 days ago

I don’t really see the fluidity between far right and far left that people talk about - the horseshoe theory, like going from Naziism to Medicare for all?

jw0183.bsky.social•71 days ago

Nazis are Nazis same with KKK and proud boys they are enemies. I do think we need to find common ground with poor conservative people to bring changes the biggest hurdles we have are not Republicans/conservatives sadly but Democrats and others on "our" side imo
https://theconversation.com/chicago-1969-when-black-panthers-aligned-with-confederate-flag-wielding-working-class-whites-68961

jtunes6.bsky.social•71 days ago

It’s a much different time than the 60’s. The country is pickled in RW propaganda via all various types of media. It doesn’t matter what the “message” is, it will get drowned out by the din of the propaganda. You have to find a way to counter that or you keep losing. Grassroots movements can be /1

jtunes6.bsky.social•71 days ago

part of that counter but you need a moonshot with multiple facets. /2

jw0183.bsky.social•71 days ago

I also don't think progressive media in fighting at this moment especially trying to take another one out is beneficial at all.

jtunes6.bsky.social•70 days ago

As long as they remain progressive media and don't start capitulating for opportunism.

jw0183.bsky.social•71 days ago

I completely agree about the propaganda machine we live in today. At the sametime we are still fighting a class war and if the whole United healthcare situation that just happened isn't a hint that there are still intersections between certain groups I don't know what would be. The right 💯 has

jw0183.bsky.social•71 days ago

a monopoly the on culture war. They have essentially won that at this point. It is our job as I see it to fight on the class front and win that while fighting to make gains back on the culture front. I will always believe that we need people to be unified and fight in whatever lane they're strong in

vxcrdn.bsky.social•71 days ago

They see society, laws and country along the same lines with same contempt and tribalism just different style of vibes. Their mentality is the same. The most is seen with their approach to foregin policy where they are 1:1 the same with minor differences

jtunes6.bsky.social•71 days ago

Foreign policy may be one area where they sometimes meet - but coming at it from different angles: pacifism vs. isolationism. Otherwise I think they are opposites. The far left seeks more government social services thru democratic means, the far right seeks oligarchical power thru an authoritarian.

vxcrdn.bsky.social•71 days ago

Most of the time they meet nost of the time on foregin polocy
We are talking about far left they are as authoritarian as the right and want basicly the same but oligarchs in their states are high party members thats why they always turn into oligarchs after fall

jtunes6.bsky.social•71 days ago

We don't have that kind of far left in our country, at least among leaders - the Maduro / Castro kinds of people. Folks like Bernie and AOC are all about democracy. Democracy with more social services, like Sweden.

vxcrdn.bsky.social•71 days ago

My brother in christ the most popular political creator in US is hassan.
US has its share of tankies or at least leftists willing to root for the worst dictators as long as they oppose liberalism

vxcrdn.bsky.social•71 days ago

They both seek the same authroitarian state opposes to liberalism supressing with iron hand rights that they dont like
But thats nit about policies what they do comes from same type of mentality ofnthe group just shaped differently because of different vibes they like

brianwroten.bsky.social•71 days ago

Populism rots your brain on a long enough timescale.

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