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Yogthos
@yogthos@social.marxist.network  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

It’s very revealing how casually liberals spit out populist as an insult. The derogatory use of the word unmasks their real conviction that majority rule is only admirable when the majority thinks like them. Strip away the varnish and their ideal is not democracy at all, but a stewardship by the enlightened elites who keep the unwashed masses at bay.

#liberalism #socialism

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Light
@light@noc.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
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Isn't this the idea behind the "vanguard" in socialism?
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Yogthos
@yogthos@social.marxist.network replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@light@taylan The vanguard isn't separate from the masses. The job of the vanguard is to help educate the masses not to make decisions for them. Furthermore, the vanguard is only necessary during early revolutionary stages as opposed to being a permanent fixture of society.
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Sovereign
@Sovereign@pleroma.postawakening.com replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@yogthos It is also why I've chilled out on language policing. You have to be approachable by the masses to have any influence on them. Calling everyone a racist bigot isn't going to help.
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