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[-] KurtVonnegut@hexbear.net 37 points 1 month ago

Hasan Horseshoe Theory:

The right hates Hasan because he supports the Democrats. The centrists hate Hasan because he does not support the Democrats enough. The Left hates Hasan because he supports the Democrats.

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[-] spectre@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago

Thus, the left must ask ourselves: "what do people think if we loudly go around saying 'Hasan sucks cause he supports Democrats!'"? Do you think people will be receptive to our views? Is that going to expand support fo the global socialist movement?

There may well be a time to actively denounce Hasan, however one must recognize the context of their rhetoric. A viable alternative must exist for that to practically generate an expansion of the political left. The alternatives (DSA, PSL, something else...) are still in an incubation phase, and denouncing he most prominent left-wing media figure in the imperial core does not build those movements at this time.

He could solve this and have the left like him by not supporting the democrats whatsoever

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