>"And in the meantime, it will tell one part of the poor that they are oppressed by the other part. That part, the part that cannot afford to “prove they are anti-racists,” will eventually give up any attempt at conforming to the rigged moral game. They’ll look to people who can help them make sense of this nightmare, give them false hop…
>"And in the meantime, it will tell one part of the poor that they are oppressed by the other part. That part, the part that cannot afford to “prove they are anti-racists,” will eventually give up any attempt at conforming to the rigged moral game. They’ll look to people who can help them make sense of this nightmare, give them false hope of a better life, and assure them they are not the problem they are being told they are."
This is so exactly right, thank you for being another voice of sanity.
(I am a new subscriber, per the recommendation of Paul Kingsnorth. I think of myself as an old fashioned liberal, but marxist Freddie deBoer says that's not what a liberal is anymore, so I what do I know.)
Hi, thanks for coming! And yes, I understand what that's like, to find the political co-ordinates all changed though you didn't go anywhere. As I mention in my essay "Ideological Abandonment and Declining Sperm Counts," this happened to me and many other leftists who suddenly find we're now being labeled "far-right" or even "fascist." So, solidarity!
>"And in the meantime, it will tell one part of the poor that they are oppressed by the other part. That part, the part that cannot afford to “prove they are anti-racists,” will eventually give up any attempt at conforming to the rigged moral game. They’ll look to people who can help them make sense of this nightmare, give them false hope of a better life, and assure them they are not the problem they are being told they are."
This is so exactly right, thank you for being another voice of sanity.
(I am a new subscriber, per the recommendation of Paul Kingsnorth. I think of myself as an old fashioned liberal, but marxist Freddie deBoer says that's not what a liberal is anymore, so I what do I know.)
Hi, thanks for coming! And yes, I understand what that's like, to find the political co-ordinates all changed though you didn't go anywhere. As I mention in my essay "Ideological Abandonment and Declining Sperm Counts," this happened to me and many other leftists who suddenly find we're now being labeled "far-right" or even "fascist." So, solidarity!