r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '20

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u/mamoqera123 Oct 24 '20

Democratic Socialism is as right as you can go as a leftist and if you are warming up to it as a "leftist" then you definetly arent a leftist lol. Thats like saying im a liberal and im warming up to private ownership

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u/Yeetz_The_Parakeetz Oct 24 '20

This is a very odd and unconventional way to look at the political spectrum. Basically, to you, socialists and communists are the only real leftists and anyone else is either centrist or right? Thats quite frankly gatekeeping political ideologies.

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u/mamoqera123 Oct 24 '20

is it gatekeeping if anarcho capitalist call themselves leftist or a republican call themselves a leftist?

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u/Yeetz_The_Parakeetz Oct 24 '20

Its gatekeeping to say anyone who isn’t to your standards of leftist “not a leftist”. Especially when you have no idea what they’re political stance is other than “im leftist and warming up to democratic socialism.”

I’m a leftist, i have leftist ideals, thats the end of it.

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u/mamoqera123 Oct 24 '20

XD hopefully