I'm late to the party, but shouldn't we also remind ourselves how immense medicalization of transgender individuals which happenened right in front of our noses, is perfectly in line with unprecedented measures to curb C-19?
My guess the answer would be "No". In reality, one might assume, they're finally getting some freedom from institutions!
The insistence of the demand which every "active" intellectual faces in his or hers zenith, unable to resist it, shifts the process of the theory production to the plane of impossibilities. Is it not the actual reason why this piece (along with my comment) reeks right-wing virtue signaling despite obviously not appealing to the corresponding Other?
The scorched earth technique is tired. As much I hate mandates that force people out of livelihoods or believe that “science” has been been marshalled for political power, covid politics is not totalitarianism. When you use such a term and don’t justify it, it is no different than when new lefties called all their opponent's fascists. Quite obviously millions of workers were affected directly by the pandemic, as in dead family members. In the US, it's the non-existent healthcare system that is mostly to blame for this. The trucker convoy for all it's virtue was politically narrow and to prop it up as a the conscience of workers is fatuous.
I keep trying to figure out who this critique is specifically aimed at. The only actual human you mention is Meagan Day. But honestly, I can’t think of anyone who embodies all the criticisms in this essay. It’s a straw man argument fueled by weird resentments.
curious about your methods for coming to some of these conclusions about DSA. they are a lot more heterogenous in my experience. plenty of DSA members (and democratic socialists not involved with DSA) aren't succumbing to a narrow fantasy embracing only the likes of Starbucks and Amazon-type worker protests. Plenty of democratic socialists have openly admired the
'petit bourgeoise' worker demonstrations throughout America, the truckers, the healthcare workers, independent operators/contractors, and have been anti-mandate. (Im especially thinking of some of the leading dem soc intellectuals, like Richard Wolff, Ben Burgis, Vivek Chibber, Alex Press). They've also also been quick to critique any talk that fetishizes POC and indigenous or subaltern communities as the only worthy revolutionary subject; they've been quick to critique ideologies that dismiss the problems of white workers.
I'm late to the party, but shouldn't we also remind ourselves how immense medicalization of transgender individuals which happenened right in front of our noses, is perfectly in line with unprecedented measures to curb C-19?
My guess the answer would be "No". In reality, one might assume, they're finally getting some freedom from institutions!
The insistence of the demand which every "active" intellectual faces in his or hers zenith, unable to resist it, shifts the process of the theory production to the plane of impossibilities. Is it not the actual reason why this piece (along with my comment) reeks right-wing virtue signaling despite obviously not appealing to the corresponding Other?
The scorched earth technique is tired. As much I hate mandates that force people out of livelihoods or believe that “science” has been been marshalled for political power, covid politics is not totalitarianism. When you use such a term and don’t justify it, it is no different than when new lefties called all their opponent's fascists. Quite obviously millions of workers were affected directly by the pandemic, as in dead family members. In the US, it's the non-existent healthcare system that is mostly to blame for this. The trucker convoy for all it's virtue was politically narrow and to prop it up as a the conscience of workers is fatuous.
I keep trying to figure out who this critique is specifically aimed at. The only actual human you mention is Meagan Day. But honestly, I can’t think of anyone who embodies all the criticisms in this essay. It’s a straw man argument fueled by weird resentments.
curious about your methods for coming to some of these conclusions about DSA. they are a lot more heterogenous in my experience. plenty of DSA members (and democratic socialists not involved with DSA) aren't succumbing to a narrow fantasy embracing only the likes of Starbucks and Amazon-type worker protests. Plenty of democratic socialists have openly admired the
'petit bourgeoise' worker demonstrations throughout America, the truckers, the healthcare workers, independent operators/contractors, and have been anti-mandate. (Im especially thinking of some of the leading dem soc intellectuals, like Richard Wolff, Ben Burgis, Vivek Chibber, Alex Press). They've also also been quick to critique any talk that fetishizes POC and indigenous or subaltern communities as the only worthy revolutionary subject; they've been quick to critique ideologies that dismiss the problems of white workers.
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