It’s not gatekeeping, none of the opinions shared here by Linus are categorically leftist. The person retweeting him is erroneously putting him into a box, or knows more about his full ideology than he’s shared in the tweet.
Because the direction “left” doesn’t actually have any inherent relationship to political ideologies, but people strive for some kind of ideological purity, especially to draw a contrast with a fundamentally unjust society?
Why are leftists the absolute worse for gatekeeping what makes a true leftist?
It’s not gatekeeping, none of the opinions shared here by Linus are categorically leftist. The person retweeting him is erroneously putting him into a box, or knows more about his full ideology than he’s shared in the tweet.
Because the direction “left” doesn’t actually have any inherent relationship to political ideologies, but people strive for some kind of ideological purity, especially to draw a contrast with a fundamentally unjust society?
The direction left is just an human construct, man.
I am already remembering why I walked away the last time I made the mistake of talking to this guy.
Do you think left and right are fundamental laws of nature?
“Did you stop beating your wife yet?”
No, she’s into masochism and I just can’t deny her.
Why do you ask?
To keep out fascists and centrists, quite obviously.