@Outsideness leftism is one example of elites making common cause with poor to war on other elites. Eternally incentivized!
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arguably technology can make it obsolete if the elites can gain a sufficient defensive edge over ALL mobs.
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Two things more than anything keep leftism alive: state funding of education, & multiparty democracy.
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The multiparty system forces elites to divide along lines defined by simplistic brands & arguments.
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State education means a cadre of people who benefit from the big state influence all our young minds.
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I'm not saying leftism can't exist without these things, but these are very powerful reinforcers.
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To root out leftism where it's already established, these institutions must be reformed or dismantled
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...or somehow neutralized/circumvented/subverted. Homeschooling, privatized schools help, but are
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very incomplete solutions to the education problem, since many parents are leftists. A national exam~
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"... since many parents are leftists" -- there's no remedy for that which isn't worse than the disease
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... unless geopolitical separation, and the patience to left Leftist infertility work itself out.
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Geopolitical separation is also an option, if implemented on the right scale. Can be simultaneous.
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The scale I suggest is city scale or smaller.
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