If inequality came down, left extremism and SJWism would likely dissipate naturally. It feels 90% like misdirected economic anger.
Harder to see what might drive right extremism down since it appears to be rooted in identity loss rather than economics.
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Contrary to early rumors of Trump voters being poor blue collar types, it turns out they are mostly quite well off (unlike say the Bernie end of things)
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Disagree. The more inequality is reduced the greater is the resentment of any remaining inequality.
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This is only true if economic mobility doesn’t also get accompanied by class mobility shortly after, as happens if race gets in the way for example
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For the left are you arguing for economic determinism, for the right are you arguing for cultural determinism? Economic determinism is the core of the materialist Marxist theory of history. But this is a raging debate in anthropology press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book
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Yes, basically. Given Trump and Bernie base demographics as rough indicators.
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What do you mean by SJWism? I’ve yet to see a definition clearer than „things wot I don’t agree with“ or some sort of vague handwaving - would be curious for a solid definition
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Authoritarian left political activists vying for institutional control in academia and media, primarily focusing on gaining control of key processes such as hiring, tenure, and media narrative tone using social justice causes as casus belli.
I think they are well-defined.
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You mean they die out? It’s not the sort of thing that ‘runs its course’ easily
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