I'm in your camp. The mainstream left seems deeply misguided to me. On the one hand they are self-satisfied and smug that limited scope progress in the culture

I'm in your camp. The mainstream left seems deeply misguided to me. On the one hand they are self-satisfied and smug that limited scope progress in the culture war means they are succeeding. In fact, it is a distraction that makes them complacent and focused ever more narrowly on identity politics. On the other hand the more radical factions on the left seem to be descending into a form of victim culture driven social Maoism, where they seek to purge their community bubbles of "anti-revolutionary" ideas. I see no factions on the left that are achieving meaningful results against the permanent global war that has become official policy of the U.S. government. I see no factions on the left that are winning policy battles over civil liberties and fair government. I see no factions on the left that are winning significant numbers of elections. In the U.S. all we have is Democrats. they are fully captured by the global corporate elite and they are a hawkish war party as well. the token gestures they make towards social justice (this year its advocating for Trans-persons, what will it be next year?) is much too little for us to settle for. I find myself in the position now of actively seeking out alternative political movements. Nothing I have interacted with so far is appealing to me.