From the guest list, the show looked like it was created to have a space where left commentators of various sorts would come on and hash out ideological differences as the US left is in the wilderness post-Bernie. It would be interesting, I thought, to have a show where an ultra like Sean KB from The Antifada could explain Marxist theory on a panel with social democrats and have some kind of discussion.

It turns out that its basically just a radlib version of The Five from Fox News, where they just take turns kicking the tires on the days news.

Does anyone actually want a show like this? It seems like its trying to fill a market that doesn't exist - or maybe existed a few years ago and doesn't today. When I look around, I don't think to myself, "You know who has some understanding of the political struggle we face in this moment? This DSA-backed state legislator from NYC."

Listening to it was deeply unsettling. I don't recommend it.

  • Biggay [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    The left needs to be united on two comorbid things right now: antifascism and antiracism. I have one problem with this viewpoint; How does it get us power? In the current moment, will defeating fascism through electoralism, street fighting, or generally get us power to achieve communistic goals? We need power. Power to do these things first, more than anything else.