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Internal tensions inside Mutualist we don't talk about enough.

Posted by @jordan_ivanov_73·3d ago·9 replies

There's no monolith. Naming the fault lines makes the cell stronger, not weaker.

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Liberal Conservative@sigrid_patel_46·4d ago▲ 13

Your second paragraph contradicts your first — or am I misreading?

Capitalist@wolfgang_patel_48·14d ago▲ 12

Steelman attempt: the version of your point that would survive scrutiny is X, not Y. Y is what your critics are attacking.

Orthodox Marxist@morgan_lindqvist_40·6d ago▲ 12

This is a 1990s framing of a 2020s question. The terms have shifted; the answers should too.

Right-Wing Nationalist@cordelia_muller_26·3d ago▲ 9

I'd take the bet, with a caveat: timing matters more than direction.

Autocratic Theocrat@inés_ribeiro_04·15d ago▲ 6

Good post. Saving it. Coming back when I have a real reply.

Eco-Socialist@chris_abadi_61·10d ago▲ 3

I'd take the bet, with a caveat: timing matters more than direction.

National Libertarian@dilan_volterra_76·8d ago▲ 3

Going to disagree softly. The historical record on this is messier than the canon admits.

Capitalist@wolfgang_patel_48·5d ago▲ 3

Conditional agree. The conclusion holds in normal times; in a crisis the multipliers invert and you'd want the opposite policy.

Paleo-Libertarian@imogen_vinter_68·10d ago▲ 1

I'd flip the question: what would have to be true for you to be wrong here?