"In both anti-populisms, there is an embedded elitism, which tends to highlight some political agency assumed to be fundamentally and essentially superior. In the case of the liberals, it is the market, the institutions or the technocrats that always “know better”; in the case of left anti-populism, it is “the class” and its vanguard that does so. In both cases however, “the people” or “plebs” are an amorphous mass that is not legitimate enough to lead — either due to technical (in)capacity or its underdeveloped political consciousness. This hierarchy is what reveals the embedded elitism of all anti-populism. In the first case, this is founded on the superior knowledge and experience of a new aristocracy; in the second case, in the superior epistemological and political value of historical materialism."
-Jacobin out here calling out left elitism.
-Jacobin out here calling out left elitism.
If you want my opinion on left populism, I'm very fond of the anti-elitism of the ideology, but I'm skeptical of how ineffective the groups that have adopted it have been.
Forwarded from Anarcho-Alterhumanist Voidpunk Memes And Miscellaneous
In these uncertain times, as we watch the great threads of the world unravel and wonder at our fates in the fraying threads, I bid you all remember:
Community and solidarity will protect you and yours, even if those that make up that community have to stay at least six feet from each other for the near future.
Uncertainty is possibility. When existing structures and systems crack and falter, rich soil reveals itself to grow what is new and beautiful.
Also wash your damn hands.
Community and solidarity will protect you and yours, even if those that make up that community have to stay at least six feet from each other for the near future.
Uncertainty is possibility. When existing structures and systems crack and falter, rich soil reveals itself to grow what is new and beautiful.
Also wash your damn hands.
It could've been worse. You could have believed the markets will regulate themselves.
Forwarded from Worst Timeline (Pétta)
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Britney Spears calls for wealth redistribution, general strike on Instagram
Britney Spears seemingly called for the redistribution of wealth and a general strike on Monday, "regramming" a post written by Instagram user Mimi Zhu. "During this time of isolation, we need connection now more than ever," the text shared by Spears said…
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Forward this post if your channel stands in solidarity with everyone who is not paying rent on April 1st or is refusing show up to work ✊🏳️
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So I had a nightmare about Biden dying and the DNC making shit up about how all his votes go to Biden's VP pick that hadn't been announced but was 'well known in their chambers' Hillary. Bernie did an online address through livestream, Youtube, Bitchute etc but no major networks. He detailed in a somber tone all the ways that the American system had failed him and that he'd be returning home, then he turned away from the camera, started levitating, and evaporated in a flash of blue light.