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?
Sorry for the late response.
I think we're on the same page, but my words gave off a different meaning than I intended.
I'm not talking about them causing the problems of capitalism, imperialism, or the decisions of our corporations and state. Average people absolutely do contribute to white supremacy and other forms of bigotry, whether they know it or not. "Responsible for" was poor word choice.
Even in the absence of capitalism and the inequalities it brings, white supremacy will continue, albeit with much less power. Did homophobia, racism, and sexism dissolve after the formation of the Soviet Union?...no, even if they were better on those issues than many contemporaries.
If we have zero power to affect these social systems, and it's all just capitalism, what harm is there in using slurs every other sentence? Is it lib shit to not use the n-word?
I'm fully aware of the way my past transgressions have made safe for homophobia, racism, and other forms of bigotry to propagate. The acknowledgement of this "responsibility" is what I was referring to as causing their reactionary views.