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Yeah someone needs to study the death toll of far left policies.
I'm not sure that's fair. The "death toll of communism" has more to do with authoritarianism and political maneuvering than economic policy. Also, the people quickest to point out this fact don't seem to be using the same measuring stick to tally up the equivalent "death toll of capitalism."
It's just propaganda that doesn't hold up to serious scrutiny. All governments - including 'centrist' ones - have an awful lot of blood on their hands. Enough blood that I wouldn't say there's a significant difference due to economic policy alone.
Authorianism is pretty much how I see the far-left.
Communism, I'm still unsure about.
I'm fine with criticizing the failings of capitalism.
What no theory does to an mf
Uh... The farthest left ideology out there is anarchism, which is long story short the abolishment of the top-down state. That is literally the opposite of authoritarian.
Political theory is not a two dimensional line.
Those of us who recognize that organization is the most powerful force in human history recognize anarchism for the controlled opposition it is.
Capitalists love anarchists. What isn't to love about an ideology that wants to overthrow the established structure but ideologically refuses to use any strategies that have historically actually, you know, have worked?
P.S. for the intellectually honest anarchist, what was the outcome of the Paris commune, or Spain?
Indeed, studying it is the best way to learn that the huge numbers that get thrown around in pop-history are completely made up cold war propaganda.
More people die every year due to the lack of food, medicine and clean water than whatever made up number you can come up with for "far left" policies.