UserWiki:IAmSeamonkey

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=Political journey= -->    -->     -->    -->   -->

I was never apolitical. For nearly all of my childhood I watched the news with my parents every night which gave me extensive political exposure. I adopted many of my parents views as everyone does, such as anti-conservatism, and growing up the extent of my knowledge was literally just "labor good liberal bad". Learning about climate change in school fueled my environmentalism.

I first started to gain knowledge of the wider world during the 2016 American election campaign, and I remember being decidedly anti-trump. I was disappointed when he won. When I was about thirteen or fourteen, I discovered Anti-SJW Youtube and quickly became a fan. For several months I started drifting further to the right socially, and began to self identify as a political moderate. It took intervention from my parents and a new set of mostly LGBTQ+ friends to snap me out of this mindset. This was also around the time I was getting really interested in history, mostly ignoring modern period stuff. This caused me to drift more authoritarian over time. Overall 2019 represented a massive shift in my personality and beliefs.

By the middle of 2020 I had decided that politics was something I wanted to pursue, and I was rapidly beginning to broaden my understanding of it, which was further fueled by 2020 American presidential election (American politics has a massive influence on Australia). I had a strong dislike for the right, so I began to learn more about left-wing politics, which included reading the communist manifesto (and retaining none of it) and learning more about Marx. I became much more sympathetic to Communism around this time and adopted many  Socialist ideas. I was in denial about being a socialist during this period and identified as a Social Democrat instead, but in hindsight it's pretty clear that I only saw Social Democracy as a tool to transition from  capitalism to  socialism.

During 2021 I went through a large realignment of my beliefs. I transitioned atheist to agnostic to a kind of non-religious deist. As I began to refine my knowledge of politics, I began to realise the impracticality of socialism and communism and rejected both ideologies, instead fully embracing the Nordic Model as the ideal system to copy. I also became strongly Anti-Authoritarian and began to favour things like direct democracy and globalism. I also became much more socially liberal than I had ever been before.

=Political Views=

Economic System
I am an advocate of a mixed-economy. I am strongly against planned economies as an entire economy is too complicated for one single body to control effectively. It always results in inefficient and outdated economies. Despite what the communists tell you, they have existed and they have never worked. I am also strongly against Laissez-Faire economics as that just creates massive wealth inequality and monopolies, and ultimately leads to a corporatocracy where the monopolies control everything and extort people for as much wealth as possible. (while we're here, the difference between a plutocrat and an oligarch in the modern world is actually quite simple. Oligarchs gain their wealth through corrupt backdoor deals. Plutocrats gain their wealth by taking advantage of the free market.

Neoliberalism
It sucks. Reagan's unholy brainfart may have been produced a strong economy when it was first implemented, but all it does now is generate wealth inequality and plutocrats like Bezos and Musk. It's like a drug. it's fun the first time you use it but the longer you keep using it, the worse your life becomes.

Unions
Unions are good. They are the only thing that allows workers to get fair terms out of their employment. Anyone who says you don't need them or that they are somehow bad for you is lying. The right to organise is in the UDHR so anyone trying to destroy or weaken unions is violating a human right.

Welfare State
Welfare is great. It's the best way to allow people to defend against unexpected disasters in their lives like losing your job, losing a loved one, or losing a limb. Automation is something that we have to reckon with in the future tho and the only way to do that effectively is with a UBI. How much UBI will be a replacement for welfare or just a supplement I don't know, but it should stay at just the poverty line.

Nationalised Industries
Nationalised industry is a complicated matter for me. If they are allowed, it should only be for essential services including Electricity, water, and public transport, as well as existing national industries such as healthcare, police, fire department, libraries, social security, and retirement plans. I am not as sure about the internet tho. Maybe allow the government to be an ISP but nothing more than that. I would say food as well but that would be too difficult to do effectively. Importantly, nationalised industries must not be given a monopoly over their respective sectors, but instead should be allowed to compete with private enterprise as a government subsidised people-focused alternative. let people make that choice for themselves. plus if nationalised industry was given monopolies then that would be both authoritarian and a planned economy and I don't like that.

Afghanistan
I am strongly against the Taliban regime and believe it should be punished as much as possible short of invading again. I oppose it's admission to the United Nations. That being said, I also don't see any reason to continue recognising the previous Afghan government. Afghanistan will just be an empty spot on the map until the terrorists are removed.

Belarus
Being the last dictator in Europe is not a compliment Lukashenko. Maybe don't publicise that. Anyway fuck Lukashenko. He's a racist homophobic authoritarian. plus the pro-democracy flag looks way better.

China
I am very anti-CCP and in particular strongly against Xi Jinping's government. I want to see democratic reform in China and an increase in political freedoms for their citizens. I am very against China's rise as a global superpower as they are likely to use that power to apply pressure to the rest of the world's democracies.

Hong Kong
I am strongly pro Hong Kong democracy and despise Beijing's attempts to erode their democratic institutions. I am neutral on the issue of independence.

Taiwan
I am pro-Taiwan independence and believe they should be admitted to the United Nations. Both China and Taiwan should give up their claims on each others land and go their own way as separate countries. I applaud Taiwan for it's peaceful democratic transition and hope it serves as a rallying cry for other people living under oppressive authoritarian regimes.

Tibet
I am pro-Tibetan independence. I believe that the CCP's invasion in 1950 was nothing more than a greedy act of imperialism and the treatment of the region under their rule is horrible.

Xinjiang
I'm also pro-Xinjiang independence. noticing a pattern yet? This is because they are such a vastly different culture with no connection to China. There's no reason for them to be under Chinese rule. But more importantly ''they are being put into concentration camps. That's only one step away from actual genocide on a scale not seen since the literal holocaust''. No reasonable person can support this. it's disgusting. Economics be damned, every country should be screaming at Beijing for this.

Cyprus
Puppet states aren't supposed to be a thing anymore turkey. Get with the times. Get out.

Levant
Two state solution my friends. Let Palestine keep the west bank at the very least. Israel needs to get the hell out of the west bank. I recognise that the creation of Israel was a huge blunder on the part of the UK and I blame colonialism for this conflict more than anything else. But it's far too late to undo it. both sides have equal claim to the land in my opinion and some kind of compromise needs to be permanently agreed to. If Israel is destroyed it will most likely trigger a genocide and I don't want that. But at the same time Israel needs to back the fuck off and learn to stay put.

Ukraine
I am fully on Ukraine's side in this war. Putin's invasion is a naked act of aggression that directly goes against all of the international traditions we've built since 1945. The days of European non-intervention are over and it's all his fault. the world has to reckon with the consequences of this, the most important thing being the realisation that it is not possible for a democratic state to promote democracy through cooperation with an authoritarian state. I desperately hope Putin is deposed and Russia becomes an actual democracy. Better yet, split Siberia off from Russia, either as a single federation or as many independent republics. that's just wishful thinking tho. Fuck Putin, Slava Ukraini.

United Nations
I am pro UN but it really badly needs to be reformed. It is a highly restrictive, powerless, extremely undemocratic institution. It is a body that is under the tight control of governments, staffed by people loyal to those governments. It does not serve the people as it should. We need reform to the UN. abolish the security council, expand it's power to punish countries that violate human rights, and give the people a say through a directly elected UN Parliamentary Assembly.

Social Views
I am very socially liberal. I have been for most of my life but it's gotten much stronger since April 2021. I am strongly pro equal rights. Nobody should face any form of discrimination based on sex, race, age, sexuality, political views, and any other kind of difference. I recognise that the feminist movement has not ended sexism. the civil rights movement did not end racism. the pride movement did not end homophobia or transphobia.

Feminism
I am a male feminist. I am also a very sex positive person. I believe in total sexual liberation and that most taboos around sex and nudity should be abolished. The idea that the sexual revolution was bad for society is a total myth based in nothing but lies. As I am a man, whenever I mention this, people automatically make the assumption that I want this for selfish, creepy reasons. I promise you that this is not the case and that this is a genuine belief with genuine motivations. I am sorry to admit that I make those same assumptions about men myself most of the time. Rampant abuse and sexual harassment disproportionately affecting women and enabled by centuries of patriarchal power dynamics means that society is just not quite ready yet more male feminists. This is unfortunate, but there is now questioning that it is our fault and we have just as much of a role to play in ending sexism as women do. Before some red-pilled conservative straight men start saying "well what about male sexism?" I have two things to say about that. firstly, the word you're looking for is Misandry and secondly, yes it's a real thing. but it's not just about SJW twats taking feminism too far and corrupting it's meaning. Yes that is a real part of the problem (some of my friends are like this) but when you start to look back at why this misandry exists in the first place, you realise that it too is deeply rooted in the patriarchal society that we've lived under for centuries. Feminism doesn't just abolish misogyny, it abolishes misandry too.

Freedom of Speech
I used to be a free speech absolutist but reddit talked me out of it. I am still very pro free speech but with just a few caveats. Speech that incites violence against an individual or a group should be illegal, as should speech that incites hatred against an individual or group, and speech that advocates discrimination. Keep in mind that all of these things need to be implemented very carefully. Other than that, anything is fair game except the N word.

Surveillance
I am strongly against government surveillance. A little, and I do mean a little, is ok for police. a security camera here and there. But that is where it stops. No surveillance of people in their homes. No surveillance on the Internet. Extremely limited surveillance in most buildings. You've all seen what happened to china. surveillance is a really bad idea if you like democracy.

Electoral System
I support proportional representation. Single member constituencies promote a two party system and suffocate minor parties. I've recently started to appreciate multi-member constituencies more. Even if it isn't perfect, it's a great balance between local and proportional representation. It won't work on Australia though because it already exists in the senate. the two houses would just end up being clones of each other. For Australia, either full proportionality like the Netherlands or MMP like New Zealand would be a much more preferable system. STV voting is best system of voting as long as everyone understands how it works.

Separation of Powers
Parliaments should always have more power than the executive, and there needs to be a separation between executive and legislature which Australia does not have. Damn you Westminster. I actually quite like the way France's semi-presidential system works. the neat balance between the president and the prime minister seems so elegant. If Australia ever becomes a republic, I wouldn't mind something like that being established here.

=People Relations=

Friendly

 * - We're similar-ish ideologically (at least compared to the rest of the PCB community) and you're probably the friendliest person in the community I've met so far.
 * - We don't agree on everything but you're nice. plus you're a fellow Aussie like me.

Neutral

 * - I don't know who you are but you don't seem too bad. You fit quite neatly into the trend of there being an unusually high number of Communists in this community.

Mixed

 * Nguyenreich - Communist books are your Bible and Marx is your Jesus. You're smart though and the debates we have are interesting. Just wish you'd stop acting like Marx is some infallible deity of pure genius. Also democracy is based.

Hate

 * [[File:FabiusNewicon.png]] PaleoFabius - fuck you, nazi swine.

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