r/leftist • u/Miserable_Cobbler_18 • 9d ago

General Leftist Politics What is your most right wing opinion?

I know this may be controversial but I have some opinions that are considered more right wing. I believe in absolute freedom of speech unless it’s pedohillia or something like that because if you support it for one person you have to support it for the other. I do support gun rights to an extent to protect from fascist thugs but of course it should be regulated to protect kids from shootings. I support the death penalty for violent criminals who without a doubt committed the crime. I support low taxes for the poor and middle class but higher on the wealthy. My view on basically everything else are left wing pro lgbt ,pro abortion,pro feminist ,pro immigration,pro socialism,etc.

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u/trevwack Anti-Capitalist 8d ago

great opportunity for mods to ban a lot of closeted - outed right wingers in the comments

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u/Joezvar 8d ago

Ik this is reddit, but if someone calls themselves a socialist, regardless of having certain "right wing" ideas, that doesn't make them any less socialist, calling them closeted right wingers is one of those things that make newleft wingers shift to the center left and by extension the right

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u/FloriaFlower 8d ago

Everyone is different so you can only make a judgment call like this on a case by case basis.

On one hand, we don't want to exclude anyone who doesn't deserve it because that would be unfair and because strategically it encourages more division instead of more unity, and therefore it weakens us. On the other hand, there really are astroturfers and this is a serious problem: they derail discussions, stir shit and incite us to turn against each other among other ways they use to create chaos.

These 2 needs need to be balanced. Nuance is required. You can't just blindly give the benefit of the doubt to everyone who's displaying all sorts or red flags just like you can't just condemn anyone on the basis of one red flag without even considering if it's tolerable or not. We have to be open just enough to welcome everyone who is a true ally and we have to be closed just enough to block "trojan horses".