I have a friend like this and damn is he frustrating to talk politics with. He is convinced that his politics are cutting edge and transcend left/right but he mainly gets his news from msnbc. Never read any theory and seems to have no real interest in leftism. Likes to talk about "personal liberation" in some kind of vaguely spiritual sense. Trust fund kid who's never had to worry about money. Went to a fancy arts college. Feel like there are a lot of people out there like this.

    • Iminhere3000 [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      See this is the problem. He's the type of person who always thinks he has the most advanced take on everything, be it music, art or politics. When the protests started in the spring though, it kind of broke his brain. I tried to point him towards some leftist writings but to no avail.

      I'm just trying to figure out if it's worth trying to radicalize him or if this class of trust fund/artists are all just naval gazing reactionaries who want to maintain the status quo.