Classifying you as a leftist doesn't mean that you have to agree with other leftists on everything, or that you aren't allowed to have a few opinions that are right-wing too. It just means that your opinions tend to fall on the left side of the spectrum.

In other words, people aren't left wing because they identify as left and then that determines their opinions. They're left wing because, regardless of how they came to their conclusions on what their opinions should be, those opinions are on the left.

[–] akariii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Classifying you as a leftist doesn't mean that you have to agree with other leftists

so... like every other leftist out there?

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Lmao yup

[–] denshirenji@lemmy.world -5 points 10 months ago

I appreciate your and and your opinion. I feel that it is important that I stress that anything that I type is not meant as an attack and is merely discussion. I love discussion it brings me a greater understanding everytime I am invited to participate. To the point, what you said in your post is something that I find to be untrue and is the point of what I am trying to say.

Firstly, no matter where you go people vote you off the island if you disagree with group think. I have seen it happen a number of times. There are specific issues that will get you ousted much more quickly to be true, but those issues aren't necessarily core tenets of whatever the group philosophy is.

Secondly, as long as I have been alive I have found people who due to groupthink will always take the group's ideas as a point of fact, creating the situations I am talking about. I am trying to say that the way that we do politics, separating things into large groups creates more harm than good.

I am not left because my ideas are left wing. I am left wing because you tell me I'm left wing. Then I identify as such, then connect with like minded people. Then group think takes hold and an equilibrium is reached wherein each idea is given a value.

Those in the group that disagree on principle risk being removed from the group or having to stay silent while often harmful ideas are espoused. Because at least our group isn't that other one.

This last point is the danger, because, suppose it is true that the group we are discussing is truly better than their opponents. That doesn't then give them immunity from making incorrect choices and espousing dangerous and harmful ideas and tactics. Those arguing for and enacting those can just say, "At least we aren't those guys. They are evil!!" And then commit atrocities in the name of goodness. Because, "Hey, at least we aren't those people."