There are two far-lefts. The identity politics branch is inspired by Postmodernism. The radical branch by Marxism.They often hate each otherhttps://twitter.com/Igroki/status/884083082575233024 …
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which is essentially bourjeois & elitist & also nuts. Marxists are more Utopian & foreward looking. PoMos nihilistic & all over the place.
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The Marxists think things can be fixed if you stick to principles & get it right this time. PoMos think not & were originally often playful.
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Deconstruct things to show everything meaningless & turn things on their head to show how culturally constructed it all was.
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Which pissed off the Marxists. Then the PoMos had a second wave in critical theory & got all intersectional, postcolonial & queer.
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So now they are quite revolutionary too but don't really have a coherent plan apart from to find everything problematic.
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TBF this is the fringe. The left in general accepts reality much more than the right does. Also, the right fringe is much, much uglier.
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Yes, the far-lefts I am talking about. The extreme views.
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But doesn't it feel that although misguided and annoying they are mostly harmless?
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This is true in principle, but I'd say there's mostly a fairly stable ceasefire between these two groups, for practical purposes.
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... or is there some recent drama I've missed?
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Constant drama. I keep picking up Marxists coz I criticise PoMo. Also see Conatus News which does progressiveness via lib to radical branch
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The PoMo left is seen as one of the major hindrances. Also the Radfems tend to be there & you'll be aware of the war tween them & intersecs
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I will indeed!
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