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.
I have plenty of friends who think they are far left because they believe that racism, homophobia and transphobia are bad but they don't really care about any systemic issues.
But it's important not to scoff at them imo. Just let them call themselves whatever they want, it doesn't matter, you catch more flies with honey after all. There's a good chance their heart is in the right place and you'll be able to convert them to the real stuff soon enough.
exactly, the OP describes who I was like 6 years ago tbh
the seeds are there, they just need a bit of watering
That's where I was at 10 years ago, just keep planting those seeds.
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