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sien ◴[11 Nov 25 22:38 UTC] No.45893859[source]▶
It's interesting that these are labelled 'creative'. They all look the same. They all reflect similar taste. Quite a bit of politics, but is there a single right wing sticker? I couldn't find one.

I was at SIGGRAPH many years ago in a line behind some artists. They were talking about how all the engineers dressed the same. This is true. But was also true was that you easily tell the artists as well, they all dressed carefully and differently, within the bounds of their style and were just as easily distinguished.

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soulofmischief ◴[11 Nov 25 23:48 UTC] No.45894497[source]▶
You might find that a lack of right wing stickers has to do do with the fact that most educated people today, such as hackers, who also historically deal with otherness and thus form protective communities, have zero interest in supporting fascist, hateful ideals nor their institutions.

It is positively ridiculous to ridicule a group of people for being "samey" while also lamenting that they do not support policies which historically aim to keep things the same and assimilate/homogenize those who do not fit into perceived societal norms.

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GaryBluto[dead post] ◴[12 Nov 25 07:09 UTC] No.45897189[source]▶
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1. soulofmischief ◴[12 Nov 25 15:07 UTC] No.45901138[source]▶
This is whataboutism. The Sovient Union does not represent all left-wing thought. Politics are more complicated than "left" and "right", and thus all manner of ideologies exist on the left. You could argue that many far-left people and organizations display extremist tendencies, but that is true of the far-right as well, and is not the topic of discussion.

> Are you familiar with Libertarianism? Conservatism is not the only right-wing ideology.

I am obviously familiar with libertarianism. You're implying that it is a right-wing ideology, which is incorrect. The umbrella of libertarianism contains both left and right wing political philosophies. You can be libertarian and anti-fascist, anti-authoritarian. You can also be libertarian and think you don't support fascism, even though it supports you.

In most of Europe, libertarianism manifests as a left-wing ideology. The idea that it is fundamentally a right-wing ideology is a distinctly American perspective.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-libertarianism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-libertarianism