Happy New Year WOC team! I find 'the Left is dead' discourse interesting because I think it does a disservice to those within leftist politics who subscribe to a markedly socialist/communitarian form of economics without being socially 'woke'. It begs the question, does one have to be socially liberal to be considered a leftist? I would …
Happy New Year WOC team! I find 'the Left is dead' discourse interesting because I think it does a disservice to those within leftist politics who subscribe to a markedly socialist/communitarian form of economics without being socially 'woke'. It begs the question, does one have to be socially liberal to be considered a leftist? I would argue that wokeism is a phenomenon that, already in it's death throes, will be looked back upon as a weird identitarian cult that briefly strangled centre-left and left wing governments. I wonder if the left/right continuum needs re-examining, and whether a new form of non-identity driven left-populism might emerge in the coming decade? As an Englishman, I could see such a brand of politics in such a unequal society as ours doing quite well. Looking forward to another year of supporting this platform!
I sure hope you're right about the woke tide. The coalition you describe would be my coalition if I thought Democrats were capable of being socially reserved. I've yet to see that level of self-awareness... but maybe losing a few more elections will help!
Hopefully the Labour government here learn from the Democrat's disaster in November, unlikely though. I fear a populist right surge here in the UK... particularly with Mr Musk now taking an interest in our politics...
Happy New Year WOC team! I find 'the Left is dead' discourse interesting because I think it does a disservice to those within leftist politics who subscribe to a markedly socialist/communitarian form of economics without being socially 'woke'. It begs the question, does one have to be socially liberal to be considered a leftist? I would argue that wokeism is a phenomenon that, already in it's death throes, will be looked back upon as a weird identitarian cult that briefly strangled centre-left and left wing governments. I wonder if the left/right continuum needs re-examining, and whether a new form of non-identity driven left-populism might emerge in the coming decade? As an Englishman, I could see such a brand of politics in such a unequal society as ours doing quite well. Looking forward to another year of supporting this platform!
I sure hope you're right about the woke tide. The coalition you describe would be my coalition if I thought Democrats were capable of being socially reserved. I've yet to see that level of self-awareness... but maybe losing a few more elections will help!
Hopefully the Labour government here learn from the Democrat's disaster in November, unlikely though. I fear a populist right surge here in the UK... particularly with Mr Musk now taking an interest in our politics...
My sympathies, Mr. Musk is the worst Robber Baron in recent memory, so in some ways the most American!