you understand how this is absolutely silly, right?
the equivalent to your situation is not calling all socialists nazis, because “see nazis had ‘socialist’ in their name”.
an equivalant would be to assume that someone who calls themselves a communist, and uses the flag of the soviet union or china, is indeed authoritarian (or maybe just very misinformed or edgy?), when they really are their own new kind of communist, who rejects all other communists and who uses the flag and name because they “just like the aestetic” and want to “reclaim it from the authoritarians”.
i think it should be clear how the assumtion is in one case unjustified and either born out of ignorance or malice, and in the other case the only possible assumtion to make, untill the communist in question provides additional information.
now consider that many here probably experiance right libertarians a threat to their own safety and freedom, in their actual lives, and you might understand why they might not give people using the symbolism of right libertarianism much benefit of the doubt.
Ok. From now on I’ll assume all socialists are Nazis. I’ll match the energy. 👍
you understand how this is absolutely silly, right?
the equivalent to your situation is not calling all socialists nazis, because “see nazis had ‘socialist’ in their name”.
an equivalant would be to assume that someone who calls themselves a communist, and uses the flag of the soviet union or china, is indeed authoritarian (or maybe just very misinformed or edgy?), when they really are their own new kind of communist, who rejects all other communists and who uses the flag and name because they “just like the aestetic” and want to “reclaim it from the authoritarians”.
i think it should be clear how the assumtion is in one case unjustified and either born out of ignorance or malice, and in the other case the only possible assumtion to make, untill the communist in question provides additional information.
now consider that many here probably experiance right libertarians a threat to their own safety and freedom, in their actual lives, and you might understand why they might not give people using the symbolism of right libertarianism much benefit of the doubt.
You’ll be incorrect, and people will think you don’t know what you’re talking about as a result, but you’re certainly welcome to do that.