Purposefulness
According to rightoids, the goal of politics is to:
- express their opinions aimlessly, “call out” bad things and debate them endlessly
- generate self-serving cope
- entertainment
According to leftists, the goal of politics is:
TO WIN.
“To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, to hear the oaths of allegiance of their children …”
Rightoids see themselves as customers, asking “What can my leader do for me?”
Leftists see themselves as party workers, asking at every stage “What can I do for my party?”
(Instead their customers are “marginalized minority groups”, “endangered animals”, “the environment”, Muslims etc. — whom they hold as sacred but not capable of agency, and therefore must be protected)
Be purposeful with your political engagement. Stop treating it as a platform to dump your frustrations in life. Be mindful of:
- what are you trying to achieve, with every word?
- is this the best way to achieve that, or can you think of something better?
- are you making your team and yourself look good? Does it make people want to join your team?
- have you really thought about whether what you’re saying is true? Or are you just saying something it’s fashionable to say?
FN: This is not a difference of specific actions and behaviour but of underlying mentality — [this distinction is important to grasp for yourself, you should meditate on it for 2 minutes — when your underlying goals are clear to you and shared across your movement, that means even when leftists do something similar to rightists for strategic purposes, they know why they’re doing it, and so know how to co-ordinate their actions better, know what degree to do it to, where it’s appropriate, and so on.]