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In reply to the discussion: Pop leftism is a form of disaster capitalism. [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)You summed up my gripes with many on the far left. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish them from far rightists who similarly crap on government.
Apocalyptics or "disaster capitalists" usually don't engage in governance in any meaningful way because they consider themselves above the grind. This is the self righteousness of the uncompromising ideologue who honestly believes he or she has a superior moral compass to those who devote their lives to public service. You'll hear the unending drone of "all politics is corrupt" , "we need a revolution" and when pressed they can't give specifics.
And I don't think this insane month of Trump, and his incompetence, will be enough to sway their mindset because they don't want to really deal with the messiness of politics. Governing ain't easy, it can be difficult and tendentious, conflicted and occasionally corrupt. Yet they've no respect for political skills and really believe that people like them would be different, while scoffing at those who toiled in the fields for years, developed relationships and honed the art of compromise to be effective legislators who try their damnedest to deliver what their constituents need. So they'll crap on the centrists, even those who lean to the left, because nothing is ever good enough. And this attitude isn't just towards representatives, but activists who dare not agree with them 100% of the time, and who've done far more and put in more effort to bringing about meaningful change in people's lives.