Starting to really sour on the "second chance" "rehabilitative justice" shit. It's increasingly being used as a cudgel against socialist politics. It's not even an actual fucking aspect of historical socialism to believe in it necessarily and social fascists use it as a gotcha against us for not wanting some evil dipshit associated with our movement.

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I wasn’t aware that “rehabilitative justice” meant voting for the proud Iraq war criminal with a giant nazi tattoo on his chest playing dumb about its obvious meaning. Guess I just don’t understand radlib theory

[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

My opinion on troops that realize that everything they've done wrong at a moral level has always been "good, keep your head down and shut the fuck up".

[–] redchert@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago

It has been a very effective tactic though. Every appeal to “good intent” and call to pragmatically put our concern behind us, is a mask for opportunists and assimilators to defang every leftist movement. And they did so almost unopposed.

[–] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And then you get called "carceral" by some know-nothing radlib.

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

it's funny they think we believe people like him should be in prison

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

I think it's great if some former troop realizes that was wrong and starts working towards a better world as a rank and file member of the DSA or PSL or whatever.

But it's always some fucker whose first appearance in progressive politics is trying to run for office, isn't it?