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RE: This Job Sucks Sometimes

in #caitlinjohnstone7 years ago (edited)

so the trollish twitter guy is alleging you think the left should collaborate with the alt-right? Am I getting this correct?

edit: found more of your ideas.

I disagree with some of your points, particularly about big tent collaboration on particular issues. That said, I think too much of the left mirrors fanatical christians in that what doesn't fit inside their dogma bible is considered sin and sacrilegious. and I say this as a vehement communist and marxist. it's a serious, fatal flaw with the left. they think anything out of line should be met with a hammer.

like, instead of trolling and attacking you personally (which counterpunch did), they'd have time better spent to attack the real enemies of the working class. instead of working towards increasing proletarian power, the left focuses on prosecuting blasphemy cases.

for example, instead of calling you a fascist collaborator, I say, do whatever the fuck you think is correct and good luck with that. I'm not in an organization with you, so who the fuck am I to tell you what to do? I'd be happy to explain why I think big tent politics are dangerous, or why we should instead start with "organizing the advanced, winning over the periphery". Either way, attacking you for your ideas is unhelpful.

Keep doing you and I hope in the future you can experience more political criticism and less personal attacks.

let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.