Culture war is the distraction that keeps people away from class war.
The right and the left talking points so absorbed in identity, one wanting to destroy it, the other wanting it everywhere even if it’s just tokenism… All the while the rich keep getting more power, and the regular people, people that used to be considered “middle class” even, struggling to live basic lives.
Why can’t it be both? You broke down some pretty huge arguments regarding people’s existences into 'tokenism, but ignore the legitimate harm and suffering experienced by those groups at the hands of people who, although may not all be legitimately evil people looking to ‘destroy identifies’, but do have significant complaints about the existence of other groups in society and what acceptance of those seemingly fringe elements means for society. Break it into Rich vs Poor all you want, but I’ve met bigots of all classes and I don’t think it’ll stop anytime soon after toppling a class regime. If we all suddenly had access to the wealth the rich have extracted from us, I genuinely believe that the common asshole would have their tax bracket increase by three sizes, not their hearts.
Culture war is the distraction that keeps people away from class war.
The right and the left talking points so absorbed in identity, one wanting to destroy it, the other wanting it everywhere even if it’s just tokenism… All the while the rich keep getting more power, and the regular people, people that used to be considered “middle class” even, struggling to live basic lives.
There is no culture war. Only a con.
Why can’t it be both? You broke down some pretty huge arguments regarding people’s existences into 'tokenism, but ignore the legitimate harm and suffering experienced by those groups at the hands of people who, although may not all be legitimately evil people looking to ‘destroy identifies’, but do have significant complaints about the existence of other groups in society and what acceptance of those seemingly fringe elements means for society. Break it into Rich vs Poor all you want, but I’ve met bigots of all classes and I don’t think it’ll stop anytime soon after toppling a class regime. If we all suddenly had access to the wealth the rich have extracted from us, I genuinely believe that the common asshole would have their tax bracket increase by three sizes, not their hearts.