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Leftist is a pretty broad term. I'm talking more the flippant "pop leftism" that's emerged that de-prioritizes traditional class-based analysis and implies that
by mcantelon 12y ago
Leftist is a pretty broad term. I'm talking more the flippant "pop leftism" that's emerged that de-prioritizes traditional class-based analysis and implies that a big state is a potential vehicle for enforcing leftist ideals. Not sure the best name for this variant. Example of the kind of Rupert Murdoch-level analysis pop leftism pumps out:
http://gawker.com/white-men-upset-wrong-white-man-placed-in-charge-of-whi-1666925379 http://gawker.com/white-men-upset-wrong-white-man-placed-in-...
- djur 12y ago"Up yours, squares!" is not a leftist position, though. I don't see any ideological content there you couldn't find on South Park. And Gawker sells "up yours, squares" because that's what sells, not because Nick Denton is interested in promoting some kind of agenda. The only agenda Nick Denton promotes is filling his wallet.