Since unsurprisingly the Redscare people are going fash, it would be good to know who's a grifter and who's not. What's your predictions?

My predictions:

Grifters:

  1. Zizek
  2. AOC
  3. 1-2 from Cumtown (it's anyone's guess)

Not Grifters

  1. The Deprogram Boys (ok I'm still in honeymoon)
  2. Jezza (obviously)
  3. Richard Wolfe & Harriet Fraad
  4. Viki1999
  • HamManBad [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Post-Bernie it seems like things are split between the "left edge of the Democratic party" types like Sam Seder and the "contrarian left" like BJG and Krystal Ball, who can veer too close to Jimmy Dore territory. It takes many levels of irony and detachment to avoid falling into these categories, which is a problem in its own right. Very little principled leftism out there

    • Commander_Data [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Principled leftists don't have podcasts, they're working to grow labor unions and running mutual aid orgs.

      • TheModerateTankie [any]
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        2 years ago

        Spreading left wing propaganda is still important. There's a reason right wing assholes are given a megaphone to drown everyone else out in the media.