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8/7/2025, 9:12:12 PM
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>towards the end of the occupy days
>take marxism class
>inspires me with the idea of politics being about claiming control of the productive activities we do every day instead of the random cultural wedge issues of mainstream politics
>join picrel type group
>chill smart countercultural guys and girls into music, philosophy and literature, some recreational drugs now and then, political organization for worker stuff, anti-war, etc.
>aligned with "humanist" readings of marx, halfway between libsoc and tankie
>critical of identity politics in theory (laclau and mouffe were current at the time) but tolerant of it in practice
>zizek as mascot
>talk shit about liberals but usually accommodate them in practice
>conservatives, libertarians, etc. are beyond the pale
>time goes on
>people drift out of the group, new ones filter in
>democrats appropriate identity politics, shiv bernie
>we still agree fuck hillary ok
>troon and blm explosion
>tiki torch nazi scare
>group huddles up to liberal social causes for safety
>facebook algorithms "radicalize" trump-deranged liberals who replace the old regulars, some of whom no doubt turned chuddy
>what's left of group after covid is a few queers and a few totally intellectually checked out aging union guys
>professor who taught marxism class is now pro ukraine war funding (and not for based nazi reasons)
>towards the end of the occupy days
>take marxism class
>inspires me with the idea of politics being about claiming control of the productive activities we do every day instead of the random cultural wedge issues of mainstream politics
>join picrel type group
>chill smart countercultural guys and girls into music, philosophy and literature, some recreational drugs now and then, political organization for worker stuff, anti-war, etc.
>aligned with "humanist" readings of marx, halfway between libsoc and tankie
>critical of identity politics in theory (laclau and mouffe were current at the time) but tolerant of it in practice
>zizek as mascot
>talk shit about liberals but usually accommodate them in practice
>conservatives, libertarians, etc. are beyond the pale
>time goes on
>people drift out of the group, new ones filter in
>democrats appropriate identity politics, shiv bernie
>we still agree fuck hillary ok
>troon and blm explosion
>tiki torch nazi scare
>group huddles up to liberal social causes for safety
>facebook algorithms "radicalize" trump-deranged liberals who replace the old regulars, some of whom no doubt turned chuddy
>what's left of group after covid is a few queers and a few totally intellectually checked out aging union guys
>professor who taught marxism class is now pro ukraine war funding (and not for based nazi reasons)
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