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"Describing the persecution of queers in yemen as a 'religious nightmare' is western imperialism" was a personal favorite interaction I was reminded of last night. I get along fine with most marxist socialists but goddamn some of the most prominent leftist voices on here are just true lunatics.
Those aren't leftists, they're radical centrists. If you're conservative they look like leftists, but if you're a communist they look like MAGA