Like you say, we have a generation of leftists getting educated mainly online through disparate sources rather than through a party program. They're gonna be eclectic. I'm a milineal so I'm guilty of this too, though I do irl Poli-ed with my org.
But also the old party formations in the US have ended or changed significantly from the 80s from what I understand. I don't know enough to comment on the exact effect that would have, but I think to some extent we're still all responding to 1991 and haven't settled on firm ground yet.
(The out of context quotes thing is something I've noticed more and more as I've gotten deeper into history/theory).
My thinking is this chaos could be good to stir up ossified ideas, but only if it's grounded within actual organizing with other leftists irl.
Like you say, we have a generation of leftists getting educated mainly online through disparate sources rather than through a party program. They're gonna be eclectic. I'm a milineal so I'm guilty of this too, though I do irl Poli-ed with my org.
But also the old party formations in the US have ended or changed significantly from the 80s from what I understand. I don't know enough to comment on the exact effect that would have, but I think to some extent we're still all responding to 1991 and haven't settled on firm ground yet.
(The out of context quotes thing is something I've noticed more and more as I've gotten deeper into history/theory).
My thinking is this chaos could be good to stir up ossified ideas, but only if it's grounded within actual organizing with other leftists irl.
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