The "authoritarian" left is just the framework of every revolution that actually won. There is a very special kind of Western detached romantic chauvinist "left" that believes only in failed and failing pure leftism and tragedy and is shocked and outraged at what it means to win, to establish defenses, to keep a nation or nations running.

There is no liberal left. Liberals are the mainstream political and are by definition conservative under global capitalism.

[–] Funkwonker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Many of those aforementioned nations aren't exactly still running, though.

[–] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago

Frequently targeted by the states these precious purity "leftists" live in. And that is not coincidental.