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> the left has been on a killer run of cultural victories in recent years That's hard to see in the U.S., with the Republican's shift far to the right and over
by forapurpose 9y ago
> the left has been on a killer run of cultural victories in recent years
That's hard to see in the U.S., with the Republican's shift far to the right and overwhelming political domination (control of the White House, both houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, and in over 30 state both houses and the Governor's mansion), and with neo-fascism and white nationalism, once way beyond the pale, now trendy.
Also it's hard to see in Europe, where neo-fascist and white nationalist parties actually have seats in national legislatures, even run some executive branches, and include the Foreign Minister of the UK.
- spamizbad 9y agoIs that rise due to people's genuine connection to those right-wing ideas or a reaction to all the externalities of neoliberal economics? I would argue Europe's neo-fascists are largely gliding on a cloud of resentment left over from austerity measures, combined with the general disarray of many left-wing parties. In the US things are more complicated: we have gerrymandering which keeps the house Republican despite Democratic candidates winning more votes overall. We have governors that were largely propped up with corporate money. The supreme court is large a side-effect of those structural issues (Obama would have picked a liberal judge of the dems had the house in '16)
- forapurpose 9y agoI don't agree with your reasons, but it's irrelevant to the question of whether "the left has been on a killer run of cultural victories in recent years".