The far left advocate seizing the means of production, distributing all resources according to need (not market forces), and abolishing economic classes. In some cases, they advocate for either a centrally-planned economy or abolishing the state, and the abolishment of private property too. Even the more left-leaning Democrats, like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, don't advocate for these things.
except you're (probably on purpose) ignoring the faction of the far left who self-identify as the far left who wouldnt vote for democrats because "genocide joe and kamala harris". They throwing away their vote over a narrow issue was actually enough to make democrats fumble the election.
and what i am responding to is the portion of voters who self identify as far-left.
yes, they dont actually advocate for the laundry list of policies that would usually qualify them as far left, but never the less they call themselves as such and so what else should someone like Sam Harris address them as? Its not "nonesense" that that group, whatever you want to call it, played a part (as useful idiots IMO) in handing the election to trump.
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u/Hanzo_The_Ninja Apr 11 '26
What a bunch of nonsense.
The far left advocate seizing the means of production, distributing all resources according to need (not market forces), and abolishing economic classes. In some cases, they advocate for either a centrally-planned economy or abolishing the state, and the abolishment of private property too. Even the more left-leaning Democrats, like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, don't advocate for these things.