ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoThe news is sugarcoating how revolting the Epstein files arediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square178fedilinkarrow-up11.75Karrow-down112cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.74Karrow-down1imageThe news is sugarcoating how revolting the Epstein files arediscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square178fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 month 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-up6arrow-down1·edit-21 month 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.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoI used to think maybe he was okay but clearly he has always just been a well regarded Tankie fuck.
minus-squarehydroptic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoFor bonus points, he’s also a Bosnian genocide denialist
minus-squareRedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month 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.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month 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-up1arrow-down1·1 month 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.