Damn leftists, they ruined leftism
Jokes apart, language is an important tool to express thoughs and persuade people what is better or worse. And when so many concepts get conflated in a single word “leftist”/“leftism” /“socialism”/“communism” , it diminishes the focus of conversations around it. It confuses and distracts from the ideas worth discussing.
this is a way to confuse, divide and defeat the healthy expression of ideas, debate, and by consequence, the capability of people to organize around the ideas that resonate with then.
Because it’s"lawful" even if it’s not ethical.
Just remembering all the other things that were legal once
Child labor. Unlimited work hours per week.
Slave ownership
Asbestos and coal mining without protection
Serfdom and paying taxes to the king
Etc etc.