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On Monday, I was a liberal. On Wednesday, I became a leftist. I will not let my country slide into fascism without fighting back. I have a 73 year old mom who’s married to a woman. That woman is one of the most important people in my life. I’m 51 and have known her since I was 19. If anyone comes for them, there will be bloodshed.

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Since you’re a new Leftist, I think you might be interested in my Read Theory, Darn it! introduction to Marxism reading list targeting new leftists. Let me know what you think if you check it out!

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Solidarity, comrade.

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Same here. I have a lot of people I care about in my life in the LGBTQ+ community. I’m armed and ready.

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Since you’re a new Leftist, I think you might be interested in my Read Theory, Darn it! introduction to Marxism reading list targeting new leftists. Let me know what you think if you check it out! Getting armed is a good first step, the next is to read theory and get organized with your fellow comrades!

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Not a new leftist myself, but I very much appreciate the post, and love what you’re doing. Plus, that gives me a couple more books to read. Cheers!

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❤️

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welcome welcome.

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ITT: People who think “liberal” means any one single thing.

ITT: People who think “leftist” means any one single thing.

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I mostly upvoted the meme for the energy.

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“Liberal” can mean centrism, capitalism with a human face, capitalism with some socially progressive elements, etc.

“Leftist” can be anything from “liberal” (as the far-right likes to pretend left=evil), to any form of actual leftism, which also can range from libertarians to authoritarians, with the latter sometimes weirdly being pushed a lot by the right (Fidesz, the Hungarian far-right party masquerading as “moderate, center-right, christian democrats”, have paid off the election debts of Munkáspárt 2006, and now they’re one of their satellites).

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I just want women to feel happy and realized without fear of oppression or the need to partake in political violence, but what the fuck do I know.

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I feel that way about everyone.

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Yep

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Unfortunately we don’t get to live in that reality

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I just want my “Thoughts and Prayers” to materialize without any effort.

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It’s both. Most people have no appetite or aptitude for political violence.

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That’s just a difference in material conditions. We aren’t all at the same level of danger.

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Until they eventually do

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Aptitude is only discovered by doing, and most people don’t do a violence. So who knows how many savants are out there.

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Who knows! But I do reject the claim that you can’t be a leftist unless you engage in political violence.

This is a very old controversy in Marxist circles, and it has been known to result in people getting shot. Make of that what you will.

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The majority of women are libs. It was the majority of women that voted Trump. They’re not going to do anything.

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To be clear: The majority of women voted for Harris. The majority of white women voted for trump. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls

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Fair enough but 45% is nearly half. It my not be the majority but my point is Trump is WIDELY supported by women.

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Yes, women didn’t show up for Harris to the expected degree. It’s really disappointing, especially considering the abortion issue. They voted for the abortion protection measures for their states (e.g. Missouri), and voted for trump at the same time. Idiots, thinking they would have their cake and eat it too, believing trump won’t sign a nation-wide ban. FAFO

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  1. A lot of them abstained due to the dems failing to do anything on the state level.
  2. A lot of them who voted just thought the Project 2025 was there to make the libs cry, and no human would be evil enough to execute them all.

Also a lot of Trump voters in the swing states are already regretting, if it continues, it can very well lead to a civil war, especially if Project 2025 will be executed. Who knows, maybe even the military will have issues with it.

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maybe even the military will have issues with it.

As individuals that can vote, sure.

As a whole-ass army… maybe? They’ll have an issue with it if ordered to do anything unconstitutional. The tricky bit is what the individual leader(s) in the military think about any such order. An additional complication is how the Supreme Court may or may not weigh in, as their responsibility is to interpret the constitution.

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