No.28
What made the West's Left become what it is today?
It's almost as a pack of "international hyenas" purposely wanted to fuck us over
No.34
>pic related
I know it's a bit of an oversimplification, but it somewhat goes to the heart of the matter
No.49
>>34I don't know what the fuck I am
>All races are equal… in being sentient beings with feelings and the ability to not only demand rights, but fight for them. This does not mean that every person is of equal ability or constitution. Fundamental inequalities (that are often excused when intra-racial) do not excuse human rights violations. Do you kick dalmatians, but not border collies, as border collies are fairer and smarter? No.
>Men are women in equal… in the same way races are, really. If they differ in practicality it is not an issue. They will live happily if they are not told that they can be what they can not.
>Homosexuals deserve equal rights… because they aren't hurting anyone. It's an incurable mental disorder, so there's no point doing anything but trying to prevent more from popping up. That would just be abusing the population. Same for transexuals.
>Animals, like humans, only receive the rights they can ask for. Animals that do not understand or fear death, such as cows that watch their comrades fall and then willingly walk to the guillotine themselves, are not exactly off the kill list.
>There is little wrong with bestiality if the animal is not forced into it and if their body is not put at risk, but it is impossible to prove that those conditions were met in any case, so for prudence, bestiality ought to be illegal.
>For pedophilia, the argument is similar. Children vary greatly in physical and mental abilities until they reach a certain age. While one may be truly capable of informed consent, another may be reciting what their abuser told them to say. No.52
Simply put - capitalism subsumed it. More specifically western nations forced an individualist outlook on the workers of the world by framing a narrative of a variety of identity and issue politics, such as the civil rights struggle and early feminist movements. By inciting the left into fighting divisive, specific battles for individual benefits rather than collective betterment it distracted from the central anticapitalist message; which in turn with the rise of hippies and the like in the 70's lead to a completely fractured and discredited movement.
Coinciding with this internal decay, corporatist aims to break down unions and restrict political opposition – in the US especially – destroyed what outlet the left had with the populace and greatly restricted what could be done inside the confines of the existing capitalist system. In Europe the left survived this by either taking the most moderate stances possible or fully embracing bourgeois egoism, but the US's famously reactionary ideological rhetoric succeeded in the removal of socialism of any variety from the table.
Of course, I'm paraphrasing greatly, and somewhat imparting my own opinion, but it's a rather well discussed subject and I'd recommend reading more professional analysis before taking my word on it.
No.64
Liberals are not left.
No.65
>>64Liberal is a person who considers individual liberty as the thing with the highest value. The "modern" left is to enamored with equality and outcome to be consider that. So I agree.
No.87
>>34this one is retarded, its need to be rewritten
No.88