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[-] Allero@lemmy.today 10 points 3 months ago

While both groups have serious issues, I'd join tankies over fascists any time.

Tankies are sometimes misguided and heavily mob-minded, but at least they come from a decent premise.

Fascism is terrible start to end, I cannot think of a single thing they got right.

Also, depends on what you define as "left extremism". Far left simply advocates for human decency, mutual aid and solidarity.

[-] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago

Also, depends on what you define as “left extremism”.

Is political inclination a 1-dimensional axis? I'd argue no.

I think "left extremism" doesn't really work as a descriptor, either. I would say "authoritarian left" is probably more accurate, though that has its flaws too. Those who believe in the supremacy of the authority of the revolutionary party, perhaps?

In a word, "statists". Or "party-purists", maybe.

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