- Joined
- May 30, 2021
I never met anyone involved in politics who opposed nuclear energy. Two people I know who call themselves far-leftists are vociferously in support of it.In reference to protecting the environment from pollution, does your idea of a far leftist believe in nuclear power for energy?
As far as capitalism, like capitalism in general or crony capitalism or shareholder obsessed capitalism?
I would say I'm pretty normal for an oldskool far leftist in the Western world. I like Noam Chomsky, David Graeber, John Pilger, Chris Hedges, and Occupy Wall Street. I understand 'capitalist' institutions and activities as ones in which every other consideration must ultimately give way to making profit (..either for banks, shareholders, or the individual owner.)
I'm a free-speech absolutist. I'm pro small businesses and pro small-scale private property. I'm pro bearing arms (cf. Marx: "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary".) I'm for the nationalisation of a country's natural resources: taxpayer ownership of the country's water, electricity, soil, and air.
I'm against lending money at interest (i.e. usury) and the trading of things of tangible value (like labour and food) for intangible things (like stocks and NFTs), and any individual or group owning more property than they can defend without armies, private cops, or lawyers. So I'm against for instance the stock market, the existence of billionaires, full-time and/or large-scale property investors, private equity firms, and hedge funds.