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[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

My parents escaped Communist Yugoslavia to Australia. Even I started off right wing until about age 30. Therein I voted Greens (not like the dodgy US Greens BTW) and after a while convinced my parents too.

I am still aware of how the extreme left can become authoritarian as happened in Yugoslavia. Tankies are oblivious. Need to be vigilant whichever party you side with.

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

i take issue with calling tankies left, them saying they're leftists doesn't make it true. "nazi" comes from "national socialist", but that's obviously not what they actually were.

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[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Am not sure that any label can really work perfectly anyhow. I posed to an Australian Greens Senator in the pub the following:

If Greens ever become one of the two major parties then the ruthless power seekers will gravitate towards your party instead of the current major parties. How will the party be able to spot the wolves in sheep's clothing?

His answer was "I don't know. We discuss that often."

Which struck me as the response of an honest and genuine person.

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