Guys, at this rate I don’t think the revolution’s going to happen anytime soon.
Spoken like a true lib who hasn’t grabbed a history book in their lives. You have done exactly ZERO study of this so-called “authoritarianism”, its characteristics, actual comparisons with western systems, and the reasons for certain degrees of oppression in different systems. Your entire analysis is vibes-based, and doesn’t hold up to the slightest scrutiny, and leads you to being on the side of the US Department of State propaganda on 99% of occasions. Remember, people called us tankies 20 years ago for opposing the invasion of Iraq, because “Saddam is a rabid dog”.
“I’m a leftist, and I proudly support 0 historical leftist movements which actually achieved anything”
Winning is authoritarian. Everything makes more sense when you understand that this is where the opposition to “authoritarianism” comes from.
It’s how you can denounce movements that win, while suggesting the left uses tactics that lose. It is a meaningless word that means successful deviation from the desires of the West.
