This should show everyone clearly, unambiguously, without a doubt that conservatives in America have zero idea what progressivism or leftism is about at all.

It's just words to them. They do NOT care. It's WWE wrestlemania. They want to paint their faces and get swept away in a stageplay and die as heartbroken as the hero if they don't succeed and make all their enemies pay.

We need to like, mass-spam the entire Midwest america with historical romance novels with bodice-ripping sex scenes. I think if more guys just got lost in that shit, we would have a lot less tension and pain in the world.

What's the old Trotskyite joke? Two members, three parties?

Unfortunately in this case, it's projection. The right falls in line and they accomplish stuff because of that. The left could really learn from that.

Man, I can't even agree with myself most days.

If the left were even a fraction as organized as claimed, Bernie would have blown the primary out in 2016 and ridden into the whitehouse with solid majorities in both houses.

It honestly roils me how impotent the left is, because an active organized left could grab this country by the balls and drag it into a whole new era, but all we have is a million headed hydra with each neck pulling in a different direction because nobody can get over themselves for long enough to fall in line behind a common objective.

Every time a right wing pundit talks about the left wing hive mind it's a clear tell that they have no understanding of their political rivals at all..

Funnily enough, many online leftists think something similar is true for the right.

Yeah, I guess we do have one common goal, make life better for everyone?

If that were true, Trump would have never had a chance to become president in the first place.

Organized left = isn't part of the cult

Meanwhile there are 3 fractions for each 2 left wing people.

Well, I think that there's actually something to this. I've been involved in a lot of organizing spaces, and there's this "our backs are all up against a wall so we have to work towards a common goal of achieving a workers state and not dying due to climate change" vibe going around lately.

I'd say fuckers problem isn't that we are organized but maybe; we're not a bunch of rock sucker's mixed in with a bag'o'rascists.

You’re just saying that because of the time the communists took a break from a revolution against monarchists to shoot at other communists. Or because of the other time they did that

As usual this isn't something to be taken as an observation of reality, but an attempt to create a reality for conservatives to be afraid of...

It's "the big bad left" all organized like an army ready to steamroll your beautiful conservative values! Of course it has no bearing in reality, but that's not the point. The point as always with them is "be afraid of the left!!"

https://youtu.be/WboggjN_G-4#t=25s

That's a lot of words to say "absolutely not dysfunctional"

Handing my cat a bowl of vegan cat food as I read this.

Wtf dude 😆

I think this just generally highlights the importance of opening a book and reading. There have been centuries of Leftist thought, questions have been raised and they have been answered. Many considering themselves "left" can sympathize with Leftist goals, or even jab at the sources of modern struggles structurally, but lack the organizational and practical knowledge obtained from Theory and applying theory to practice.

The more you read, the more you realize how little you actually know.