What are some leftist aphorisms that got co-opted and abused by libs? (hexbear.net)

submitted 8 months ago by BeanBoy@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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I noticed people started to use the idea of “no ethical consumption under capitalism” to just be completely irresponsible and just stop trying at all. I don’t think the point of that is to give up completely lol

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[-] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 8 points 8 months ago

It also lets them say "commie" without saying it, and thus without sounding rhetorically identical to the far right. This lets them preserve their delusion that they have a distinct (and left wing) political position.