Some notes on political labels
Making distinctions like "left vs. right" and "socialist vs. anarchist" isn't semantic sectarianism - it's just how you talk about politics.
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It’s Saturday, and as usual this means that I’m not going to spend a lot of time writing out an organized, formal essay. I am, however, going to lay out a few thoughts about a particularly annoying — and I think sinister — argument I’ve run into a lot in recent years. …