subconsciously liberals almost always seem to avoid language that seems too "forceful," even when it comes to basic human rights. insisting on any means is authoritarian and something the trumpies do

they must vote, pray, and compromise (their dignity). when it doesn't work out, they blame disillusioned non-voters and go into waiting for the next election, where they'll proudly choose the oligarchs that promise stagnation over regression every 2 years for the rest of their lives and wonder why everything keeps getting worse

[–] miz@hexbear.net 2 points 10 months ago

your comment reminded me of this passage

The question of “free press” and “free speech” is not separable from the question of the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie versus the dictatorship of the proletariat. The idea of “political plurality” as such turns out to be the negation of the possibility of achieving any kind of truth in the realm of politics, it reduces all historical and value claims to the rank of mere opinion. And of course, so long as someone’s political convictions are mere opinion, they won’t rise to defend them. And so the liberal state remains the dictatorial organ of the bourgeoisie, with roads being built or legislation being passed only as commanded by the interests of capital, completely disregarding the interests of workers. Under regimes where political plurality is falsely upheld as a supreme virtue, the very notion of asserting oneself as possessing a truth appears aggressive and “authoritarian.”

from https://redsails.org/brainwashing/