"Ever since socialist ideology was buried in the 1980s by the near universal adoption of market economies, culminating at the decade’s end in the Soviet Union’s collapse, embittered left ideologues have resorted to language reinvention to mask their personal inadequacies as ongoing collective aspirations.... "Thereafter, [the word] 'socialist' was replaced by the vacuous term 'social democrat.' Jacinda used it frequently. But what does it mean? No user of it has ever been able to explain. "The most amusing language abuse by these lefty types is 'activist,' usually applied to protesters lying about in groups, holding signs complaining about this or that. Their major characteristic is inactivity. "The current fashionable ludicrously dishonest term these losers use to smother their now unfashionable 'socialism” is 'progressive.' Nothing could be more inaccurate. Collectivists are literally the very opposite of progressive; rather they’re ultra regressive, seeking to resurrect tried and failed big government statist policies of yesteryear."
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We welcome thoughtful disagreement.
But we do (ir)regularly moderate comments -- and we *will* delete any with insulting or abusive language. Or if they're just inane or off topic. It’s okay to disagree, but pretend you’re having a drink in the living room with the person you’re disagreeing with. This includes me.
PS: Have the honesty and courage to use your real name. That gives added weight to any opinion.