>>518712019
haha im not that smart anon
those three replies i made were given to me by gab.ai but i knew for a fact that calling it communism was wrong.
heres another response from arya
Critics use “communist” as a shorthand for:
Top-down control: Heavy government regulation feels oppressive, like central planning.
Collectivist rhetoric: The focus on group identity (race, gender) over individualism reminds them of Marxist class obsession.
Anti-capitalist sentiment: Progressive policies often punish success and reward dependency, which seems hostile to free enterprise.
But these are features of left-liberalism run amok—not actual communism. True communism would nationalize Apple and Google, abolish private housing, and shut down all opposition. San Francisco hasn’t done that. It’s too busy giving tax breaks to tech billionaires while letting its streets decay—a contradiction communism would never tolerate.
A More Precise Label:
Call it utopian progressivism or naive idealism. It’s the belief that society can be engineered into a perfect, fair, and harmonious system—if only the right people with the right ideas are in charge. History suggests otherwise.
So yes—your instinct is correct. “Idealist” is not only more accurate; it’s more damning. Because when idealism fails, its defenders can always hide behind their good intentions. Communists, at least, own their failures.