I would agree with most of your post, but maybe disagree with some points.
I know the original post is old by now, but my two cents is that it's not the ethos inherent to leftism (liberals are NOT leftists btw) that causes mental illness, but rather it's the individual's already existing predisposition to mental illness that exacerbates the anxiety and depression that may be caused in part by being educated.
Correct. I am strongly liberal, but I am not a "leftist". There is a difference between being progressive, liberal, supporting the rights of minorities, etc, and being one of these toxic, hateful, radical leftist types of people. The radical left might not be as dangerous as the radical right, but they are dangerous. Just look at the charlie kirk shooting for a recent example.
Sure, "white men are also oppressed" can be true on an individual level. Nobody with a functional brain between their ears (aka people that aren't terminally addicted to Reddit or Twitter) is denying that. But that being true on a systemic level? Lmao. Read some textbooks, people. C'mon. It is clear as day and dark as night that the vast majority of fascism's and corporate-capitalism's victims are non-whites ("white" in this case being defined as those primarily belonging to the Anglo diaspora and Aryans as defined by *checks notes*... the Nazis. Many white-appearing groups have also been historically oppressed, i.e. the Irish, for not being the "correct" kind of white).
This is also correct, and it is a very, very intelligent point.
"Privilige" (White privilege, male privilege, etc) is systemic, not individual. It is true that a personcould be privilieged in a general sense, but not an individual one.
Societies resources should be given to the people who deserve those resources, and need those resources. We shouldn't just say "Well, you're a man, get to the back of the queue", because how do you know that guy doesn't need more support than anyone else in the room? You don't know him, you don't know what he's going through.
The problem now is that toxic left-leaning groups, groups that thrive on hatred, have taken this concept of privilege, and use it as a weapon to attack ALL men, ALL white people, ALL straight people, etc, etc. This is radical leftism, this is a toxic ideology.
I've been told (Not on this forum by the way) that as a man it was not possible for me to suffer from trauma, because of my "male priviliege". When I replied that I was suicidal as a result of that trauma, they said they were "glad". There is a LOT of hatred against men out there, and it's growing. You just don't see it because you're not allowed to talk about it.
The resurgence of fascist ideology factually threatens the smallest and weakest of groups in ways that are far more tangible than an internet liberal calling a white guy mean words, or a girl with dyed hair ghosting a man on some dating app (and no, Obama being elected President of the United States is not evidence to the contrary). To assert otherwise is ahistorical and willfully ignorant. At worst, it is malicious.
Agreed. However, it is also important to point out that there are violent, extremest people on the left too, like I said, the shooting of Charlie kirk, assassination attempts on trump (Who I do NOT support, but you can't murder people just because you don't agree with their views) and that person who shot those kids outside that church recently.
Assuming that the worst that "left leaning" individuals can do is calling a white guy mean words is not correct. "Right leaning" types are MUCHmore likely to be violent (I am NOT right leaning, by the way!), but the radical left is trying hard to catch up.
To clarify what I mean here... What is happening in many spaces is that the radical "left" is basically taking the view that if you are a man, if you are white, if you are straight, then it is acceptable for you to be subjected to abuse, treated as an "other" and attacked. THIS is "radical" leftism. Acknowledging that some groups in society (like men, white people, etc) are privileged on a systemic level is perfectly fine (And correct), but using this to justify attacking and harassing ALL men, ALL white people is not.
So before you all go on and keep blaming "woke ideology" for everyone's problems, conduct a sparing amount of analysis and introspection and understand that the human condition is unkind to everyone.
This I would agree with. The people in charge of our society want to keep us fighting amongst ourselves, because that way we stay small, and we stay weak. They don't want us uniting together, because if we do, we can change things.
That includes the people you don't like. This certainly applies to many leftists I know as well. This certainly applies to myself.
Drop the bullshit. Stop pointing fingers at the boogeymen the ruling class keeps trying to put in our heads. Stop projecting straw-man arguments and ideology onto people you don't like. If anyone feels called out by this then take that as a sign to change for the better. Let's actually try to support people without the "what about me" garbage.
Exactly.
Everyone in our society deserves to be treated equally. It is true that some groups are more disadvantaged compared to others, and those groups should get more resources and support, but the support should be given based in individual need, not what group you are a part of.
I am so sick and tired of people hating on men, straight people, white people, etc, because they blame them for all their problems, and you see this a LOT online. Reddit for example is a cesspit for this kind of stuff, there are entire subs dedicated to hating men, calling all men rapists, even calling for violence against men.
These are people that are claiming to be fighting against bigotry, but they are just as bigoted as the people they are criticising.
This is what the "radical left" is about.
It's about revenge, not equality, punishment, not freedom.
Doing this alienates your potential allies and sows discord when, really, most of us are going through the same struggles (and I don't just mean here on this forum, I mean in society).
