I simply don't agree, I think politics should be materially and historically informed and people get upset when you point out that what they believe doesn't really meet that standard. It's not the same as bullying people for not having that same "conformity and diversity" of taste (which I think is a really good description of /mu/ culture btw) because theory and history isn't just some literary culture, it should be the basis of political thought and it should be approached critically because not all ideas are equally up to the task of bringing about communism.
MLs literally scream about Anarchists being children online. I agree that that should be how it's approached, but it's simply not the reality in most online left spaces, especially here.
Tbh, I don't see this stuff very often and never really have despite how much people bring up MLs and how viscous they are on this site. Maybe I don't go on the threads where it happens or something, but I would say those people are just taking the piss out of anarchists and maybe it's a bit rude and not useful to the anarchist being made fun of and should be avoided, but it isn't a "cultural elitism" but a real substantive political difference.
MLs can get toxic (as can Anarchists occasionally). When that political difference becomes the norm, one group tends to dominate the other. IDK if I can provide you with any concrete examples on here since I didn't star any of my or other peoples' discussions. I'm going to try to go to bed now though. Have a nice night.
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I simply don't agree, I think politics should be materially and historically informed and people get upset when you point out that what they believe doesn't really meet that standard. It's not the same as bullying people for not having that same "conformity and diversity" of taste (which I think is a really good description of /mu/ culture btw) because theory and history isn't just some literary culture, it should be the basis of political thought and it should be approached critically because not all ideas are equally up to the task of bringing about communism.
MLs literally scream about Anarchists being children online. I agree that that should be how it's approached, but it's simply not the reality in most online left spaces, especially here.
Tbh, I don't see this stuff very often and never really have despite how much people bring up MLs and how viscous they are on this site. Maybe I don't go on the threads where it happens or something, but I would say those people are just taking the piss out of anarchists and maybe it's a bit rude and not useful to the anarchist being made fun of and should be avoided, but it isn't a "cultural elitism" but a real substantive political difference.
MLs can get toxic (as can Anarchists occasionally). When that political difference becomes the norm, one group tends to dominate the other. IDK if I can provide you with any concrete examples on here since I didn't star any of my or other peoples' discussions. I'm going to try to go to bed now though. Have a nice night.