Posted on 04/27/2024 5:41:13 PM PDT by Freeleesy
The messaging of modern Leftist activism is muddled at best. It wasn’t long ago when the activist Left had a whole laundry list of systems and impersonal forces that it was battling against: sexism, homophobia, white supremacy, ableism – you name it. The Millenial Left may have nodded along to Bernie Sanders’ old labour-Left leanings. Still, they largely abandoned the class struggle of old for a struggle against boutique oppressions that were contingent but intersecting, hence the rise of so-called “intersectionality.”
That’s the once-trendy academic philosophy that relies on a view of power relations of society, where advantages and disadvantages are filtered primarily through identities: race, gender, and sexual orientation. But intersectionality is old hat. It’s not revolutionary enough anymore now that it’s been mainstreamed and gotten absorbed and institutionalised by the blob of liberal media and corporate institutions – including, believe it or not, the Scottish government.
So, in the wake of the shock of the massive Israel-Hamas war since October 7 and a lack of purpose after the political failures of Left-wing populism – the Western Left has found a way to get its groove back by simplifying yet expanding its moral framework.
Goodbye, intersectionality – hello, “It’s All One Thingism.”
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Thanks. I missed that.
Swastikas ARE woke if they are reversed like Indian... er... I mean Native American swastikas.
Just this years strain of BLM/Antifa virus?
These are the children and grandchildren of the 60’s leftwing radicals who were also protesting in Europe during Reagan’s term. Communism and radical Islam want to destroy those countries that support liberty and freedom.
What neither realizes is when and if this actually happens, these two ideologies will have to fight the final war, which will definitely end in a nuclear holocaust. But baby steps... first destroy Israel and with that take away our Second Amendment rights so we cannot defend ourselves.
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