Ugh, come on man, did you actually read the article? Every single one of your “points” is either addressed within or could have been addressed yourself with a millisecond of actual thought.
Yes, the Harvard student groups faced backlash, as well they should, because what they said was gross and asinine. That doesn’t change the fact that they said it.
I have no idea how many people were individually responsible for the statement from the WWP. But it was released as a statement by the organisation. If Disney released a statement on their website saying, “actually, Walt was right, we hate Jews,” would you point at the organisation as a whole? Or say, “well, I bet the people who work in the Disney store didn’t sign off on that.”
I also point out that BLM Global Network has commented. And though they don’t condemn the attacks, they do point out that the chapters are independent. That’s why I called out specific chapters.
My reference to AOC and Omar isn’t to demonstrate the DSA’s “awesome power” but to point out, as I literally spell out in the article, that these aren’t just edgy kids being dumb on Twitter but people with meaningful connections.
And besides, this isn’t about power. It’s about mindset. It’s about amorality posing as moral purity. It’s about people, one of them not too far away, who consistently fail to differentiate between members of groups and groups themselves.
No, the entire Left hasn’t lost its mind. I never once claimed it has. In fact, I repeatedly point out that these people are not the political Left or representatives of liberalism.
“For the avoidance of any doubt, this isn’t an attack on liberalism.” “Wokeness is not the Left. It’s not kindness or a tool for social justice….It’s everything liberalism exists to fight.”
Ring a bell??
Yet here you are: “if you’re going to go after liberals…” “Oh god, the entire left has lost its mind!” And, of course, comments of this sort wouldn’t be complete without a “well, ackshually, I know I don’t know you, and you said the exact opposite, but here’s what you really meant in ‘real and practical terms.’”
No, this is not a “why I left the Left” post. I’m not leaving the Left. I was here first. I was here before it was invaded by a bunch of amoral, illiberal, historically illiterate morons. I was here when we still thought judging people by the content of their character instead of by group identity was a good idea. I was here when we were intellectually sophisticated enough to oppose the oppression of Palestinians in Gaza and to oppose the slaughter of babies as a means of ending it.
God, I would save so much wasted time replying to comments if people would read instead of projecting.
