I suggest a different interpretation that doesn't make you a hypocrite and allows you a clear conscience.
Treat your enemy as they would treat you. If your ideological enemy abandons fairness, integrity, honesty, or humanity in how they treat you, then they also abandon any expectation of being treated with those principles when roles are reversed. You can't honour the dishonourable. Maintain your principles for dealing with the intellectually honest and sincere.
You misunderstood. If that's how the left behaves -- no bad actions, just bad actors -- then they must accept their own behaviour, so you are also free to behave like they do. That means you can use leftist tactics while not compromising your principles even if your principles generally preclude leftist tactics.
No bad tactics, only bad targets.
Its time our side adopted this manner of thinking.
also "no enemies to the right"
Everyone's to the left of me anyway because you fuckers are all fake and gay.
based if true
I suggest a different interpretation that doesn't make you a hypocrite and allows you a clear conscience.
Treat your enemy as they would treat you. If your ideological enemy abandons fairness, integrity, honesty, or humanity in how they treat you, then they also abandon any expectation of being treated with those principles when roles are reversed. You can't honour the dishonourable. Maintain your principles for dealing with the intellectually honest and sincere.
Fuck that.
The least tolerant faction wins.
The left operates by "no bad tactics, only bad targets."
And they win.
Do you want to win?
You misunderstood. If that's how the left behaves -- no bad actions, just bad actors -- then they must accept their own behaviour, so you are also free to behave like they do. That means you can use leftist tactics while not compromising your principles even if your principles generally preclude leftist tactics.
Fuck principles. Win.