it's hard being a legitimate anti-capitalist and legitimate leftist in this society, because even the self-identified "left" ends up turning on you at every point that you question the status quo.

how the fuck did we get to the point where the so-called left stands up for religion, supports cultural segregation and upholds property rights? i'm not even telling you what to believe. i'm telling you to stop pretending you're on the left of anything at all. there's never been a left in the history of the world that holds these views. but, this is what we call the left, here.

and, when you actually present leftist ideas to self-identified leftists, this so-called left repeats the same capitalist reasoning that you'd get from any other set of capitalists.

this has been the core of my messaging for years: these people that walk around calling themselves "progressives" and "liberals" nowadays are what we historically have referred to as conservatives. and, the people that call themselves "conservatives" are what we have historically referred to as nihilists, or even barbarians.

i don't want to pick a side between conservatives and barbarians; if we can't have socialism, what is truly left is shades of barbarism. i'd rather stand back and criticize you all. maybe, once this era has passed, i'll be seen as a voice of reason in a period of madness. if the voice survives, i suppose.

...but, all i've ever done is criticize progressives from the left. there is absolutely no evidence that i've ever aligned with these people, and no basis to be surprised by my continuing criticism of their politics, nor any reason to think that criticism will ever subside.