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Downvote to oblivion, but highfalutin essays in neocon journals keep showing up here on HN with some regularity, particularly on the weekends. I can’t remember

Downvote to oblivion, but highfalutin essays in neocon journals keep showing up here on HN with some regularity, particularly on the weekends. I can’t remember the last time I saw something from Jacobin or Mother Jones, and certainly not an essay this overtly political. It’s all too easy to nod along as you read this sort of thing, but then to become more cynical when you consider the source, the underlying motivations, and the larger body of work into which it fits and associates.

AnimalMuppet 6y ago
You don't seem to be paying attention. I see borderline Marxist stuff here rather regularly.
- Apocryphon 6y ago
  Please cite.
  - non-entity 6y ago
    Theres a high chance they'll think marxism is "when the government does stuff" or some similar nonsense and will cite some mildly socdem material.
  - AnimalMuppet 6y ago
    Sorry, I can't off the top of my head. I was reading one on Friday, though, that was... some guy's unique Marxist perspective on... the global south, if I recall correctly. That wasn't borderline Marxist, that was openly, unapologetically Marxist. But again, no, I can't give you a cite. It was on "new" about 48 hours ago, plus or minus several hours. I'm pretty sure I found that on "new", though, rather than on the front page. If front page appearances are your metric, then left stuff may be rather rare.
ntsplnkv2 6y ago
SV is largely white and male, with a lot of strange crossover - but mainly, white, and male, Trump's biggest supporting demographic. There is also this demographic of "bro-science" white males, listening to Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, these "intellectual" type conservatives, and believe pretty much anything they hear out of them. This article is inline with that - and because it is "high-brow", it particularly works on here, unlike, say, a Rush Limbaugh soundbite. Having said that, I liked the article. It makes some good points - I think there is dissatisfaction in general with our current time, from both sides. I think both are trying to identify that problem, and it's important to see how it is viewed from both sides. There's just a certain, "schizophrenia," of our time right now, which I think the article highlights.

AnimalMuppet 6y ago

You don't seem to be paying attention. I see borderline Marxist stuff here rather regularly.

Apocryphon 6y ago
Please cite.
- non-entity 6y ago
  Theres a high chance they'll think marxism is "when the government does stuff" or some similar nonsense and will cite some mildly socdem material.
- AnimalMuppet 6y ago
  Sorry, I can't off the top of my head. I was reading one on Friday, though, that was... some guy's unique Marxist perspective on... the global south, if I recall correctly. That wasn't borderline Marxist, that was openly, unapologetically Marxist. But again, no, I can't give you a cite. It was on "new" about 48 hours ago, plus or minus several hours. I'm pretty sure I found that on "new", though, rather than on the front page. If front page appearances are your metric, then left stuff may be rather rare.

ntsplnkv2 6y ago

SV is largely white and male, with a lot of strange crossover - but mainly, white, and male, Trump's biggest supporting demographic. There is also this demographic of "bro-science" white males, listening to Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, these "intellectual" type conservatives, and believe pretty much anything they hear out of them. This article is inline with that - and because it is "high-brow", it particularly works on here, unlike, say, a Rush Limbaugh soundbite. Having said that, I liked the article. It makes some good points - I think there is dissatisfaction in general with our current time, from both sides. I think both are trying to identify that problem, and it's important to see how it is viewed from both sides. There's just a certain, "schizophrenia," of our time right now, which I think the article highlights.