It's easy to say that it feels like a psyop, but the levels of class reductionism - that is to say - the knee-jerk ridicule of intersectional shit or critical race theory stuff feels highly suspect. Like, you can't say white people are nerds (which they are) in a lot of anti-woke left spaces without harsh rebukes, and it seems really suspect to me. Is there a real fash pipeline in our midst? Are class reductionist white people that sensitive and defensive and... well... white to the point that they can't let go of their privilege even in the context of them being left?
Leftist ideology is not a magic vaccine against racism and certain reactionary ideas. The fact that Strasserites were ever a thing is proof of that.
People brought up in an environment where White Supremacism is prevalent are not suddenly going to drop those ideas entirely when they become sympathetic to leftist ideals. This is especially true if they're never introduced to internationalist leftism, which can be quite rare in many Western leftist circles.
Could you give an example of what you mean by this?
Internationalist leftism emphasizes the importance of solidarity between the working classes of all countries across the globe. Think of all the material and political support given by the USSR, PRC, Cuba, etc to anti-colonial struggles in Africa, as well as to economic development afterwards.
It's the antithesis of certain strains of Western leftism where people just want Healthcare, more unions, and better pay, but otherwise tow the State Department line about foreign interventions.
Good definition, thank you for that :Care-Comrade: