“We need to think about our impact on the world and show more solidarity with the people being exploited to maintain this unsustainable system we’re benefiting from.”
I think this is an example of taking everything as absolutes, that acknowledging that labor aristocracy is a problem can’t just be a call for taking that into consideration and actively working to address it. No, it must mean they’re arguing there’s an intractable gulf between the working class in the “developed” world and in the “undeveloped” world and thus no international solidarity.
It’s a problem that can go both ways. You’ve got types like this where they don’t want to hear about the shortcomings of social democracy in the West and where the wealth comes from so they yell about solidarity. But there are some types on the other end that use this as an excuse to check out; “Western leftists are too tainted with labor aristocracy, the revolution will come from the periphery, so I don’t need to get involved in activism here in the West.”
There’s some weird shit in this whole kerfuffle like this guy claiming he met one person canvassing who was dismayed the DSA hadn’t taken a position on Hong Kong or something and that’s what’s at stake here
He always does this shit. Pissing people off then acting superior and impressing no one other than himself. That or copying joke references from DSA twitter.
Like Alexander Reid Ross and other negative clout academikkks who are willing to tell people they’ve been stalking our forums, he’s just become a joke to me. Maybe like Ross he will get ousted for sexual harrassment.
“We need to think about our impact on the world and show more solidarity with the people being exploited to maintain this unsustainable system we’re benefiting from.”
I think this is an example of taking everything as absolutes, that acknowledging that labor aristocracy is a problem can’t just be a call for taking that into consideration and actively working to address it. No, it must mean they’re arguing there’s an intractable gulf between the working class in the “developed” world and in the “undeveloped” world and thus no international solidarity.
Probably, but people who do that also tend to not be arguing in good faith, in my opinion.
It’s a problem that can go both ways. You’ve got types like this where they don’t want to hear about the shortcomings of social democracy in the West and where the wealth comes from so they yell about solidarity. But there are some types on the other end that use this as an excuse to check out; “Western leftists are too tainted with labor aristocracy, the revolution will come from the periphery, so I don’t need to get involved in activism here in the West.”
Oh yeah, definitely seen both.
There’s some weird shit in this whole kerfuffle like this guy claiming he met one person canvassing who was dismayed the DSA hadn’t taken a position on Hong Kong or something and that’s what’s at stake here
Honda Wang sucks shit
Lol, dude’s reaching deep into their back pocket for that one.
We really struck a nerve with this dude lmao. https://twitter.com/RefuseRaccoon/status/1738287986494894392
Oh shit, they work at Jacobin? Checks out. lmao.
He’s still going. This is so fuckin funny
I think they like the attention. Y’all are gonna be their next article on the “Toxic Left”.
Not if I ruin his whole career first.
Careful, you might get him a raise.
He always does this shit. Pissing people off then acting superior and impressing no one other than himself. That or copying joke references from DSA twitter.
Like Alexander Reid Ross and other negative clout academikkks who are willing to tell people they’ve been stalking our forums, he’s just become a joke to me. Maybe like Ross he will get ousted for sexual harrassment.