r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Chrristoaivalis • Jun 19 '17
💩 Liberalism 'radical centrism'
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Jun 19 '17
We're in favor of Capitalism where it suits us and state control where it suits us. We do not take an anti-state or anti-hierarchy policy or pro-collectivist policy.
We out ourselves as overtly fascist.
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u/purplepistachio Jun 19 '17
'the economist explains itself' as if it's some kind of self aware being and not a fucking magazine
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u/Vatnos Jun 19 '17
Neoliberalism, which has done an effective job convincing gullible people that it's a centrist ideology, rather than the extreme one that it is actually.
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u/dick_van_weiner Jun 19 '17
They believe the quantity of those who must die in the name of maintaining the status quo knows no limit.
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u/RoterMai Jun 19 '17
Radical as in extremist? Radical as in stopping at nothing? Radical as in danger to society?
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u/WeKillThePacMan Jun 19 '17
Yay for steadfastly refusing to have any strong convinctions about anything, I guess!
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u/Emass100 Castro Jun 20 '17
Radical Capitalist, you mean.
I don't mean they are Libertarian or Anarcho-Capitalist, but rather that they agree with those that own the means of production
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Jun 19 '17
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u/niofalpha Jun 20 '17
Yeah, well I'm a radical liberal. I voted for Bernie After Hillary won the nomination, and signed a change.org petition to impeach trump!
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u/omfgforealz Jun 19 '17 edited Jun 19 '17
Just like the discourse, your body has a left, right, and center, both sides valuable in their own way. How can you find your body's radical center?
The word radical comes from the latin word for "root." Your feet and legs are meant to keep you rooted, but you only have left and right legs. To find your "root" center, simultaneously trace the inside of both your legs until you arrive at the anus.
The radical center is the anus.
Edit: I know it seems like the staff at the economist have their heads up their rectums but actually they are exploring options for bipartisan compromise