Posted on 10/11/2023 4:35:43 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The current trend of “empowerment” is on a recognizable trajectory, but the New Left doesn’t heed the canary in the coalmine.
The New Left in today’s America has incorporated into its ideology the thesis of Critical Race Theory, which is an offspring of Critical Theory, which is an offspring of Marxism. As such, it borrows heavily from Marx’s ideas and applies them, often creatively so, to the American society.
One of the main ideas of Marx was a reversal of the power structure to impose a dictatorship of the proletariat (the noun proletariat was used to denote the laborer class, or what we call blue-collar workers). Marx claimed this was the only practical way to ensure that blue-collar workers (allegedly incapable of succeeding on their own in a “capitalist” society) are not ruthlessly exploited by greedy “capitalists.”
Well, the New Left in today’s America traded Marx’s ideas about protection of the proletariat from exploitation, for the protection of any “oppressed” class from its “oppressors.” Although the New Left's ideologues don’t say it openly, based on their commitment to Marx’s teachings one can logically conclude that they are trying to impose on America a dictatorship of the “oppressed” with their newest mantra, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (DIE), as one of the main tools for such an imposition.
And it shows. More and more individuals are propped up in public and corporate power structures based not on their merits and talents, but on their membership in any of the “oppressed” classes. For instance, being black, “female,” LGBTQ++, a non-Caucasian immigrant (including descendants thereof), etc., often makes up for a lack of qualifications. Just look at the Biden administration, which is mostly a collection of members of the “oppressed” classes who, except for their “oppressed” status, do not demonstrate adequate preparation
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I totally agree.
Good read, no surprises.
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