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Two critiques of "the left"
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Two critiques of "the left"

There's a sensible critique of the left, and then there's the other one.

Apr 28, 2021
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Glance at the discourse these days and you could be forgiven for concluding that there is some grand indictment of “the left” that is shared by right-populists, independents, and even some Marxists.

Look a bit closer, however, and you’ll see two distinct critiques. On one hand, there is a pretty ordinary and familiar critique of “leftism” that falls well…

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