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What is something you think leftists are not ready to hear but need to hear it? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by arktikos02 to c/[email protected]

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That's leftists. Not Democrats. Anyone to the left of Democratic socialist. So not Bernie Sanders either.

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[–] arktikos02 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look up indigenous socialism. Those tend to work. They tend to get crushed by larger powers but they work internally. Unless of course you mean by work you mean be the mightiest. Yeah no.

There's also things like the Paris commune.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They tend to get crushed by larger powers

'It works untill it doesn't' isn't the best argument for the quality of a system.