It is one of the deep ironies of our time that so-called “progressives” push policies that are very much against the interests of the local working class while political Parties that are increasingly able to mobilise working class votes are labelled “extreme Right”.--Lorenzo
It is double whacky in the US.
Not only (roughly speaking) what you say is true, but then many on the "alt-left" have taken up the cause of Hamas (after Oct. 7!), and global Islam. In institutional form, the most illiberal movement/religion on the planet.
Wearing the keffiyeh in academia (in the US, almost a totally left-wing culture) is nearly required.
What happened to the unions and the Democratic Party of my youth?
Elections are a funny business, and who knows, but it sure looks like America's "left wing" is courting defeat.
I visited Prague in May 2022. It was my first and only time there, and I want to go back. One of the things I found “captivating” was the Memorial to the Victims of Communism. I managed to get a picture of it during the daytime, but it is much better viewed when lit up at night.
Good travelogue, a fresh perspective on Europe from the Antipodes, with a bit of culture and philosophy thrown in. Will wait for your report on London with interest. If you get to organise a non-virtual gathering, put it out there.
Your Substack landed in my junkmail, on recommendation from Sasha Latypova. She called me an asshole, which I found very amusing! That´s why I decided to give you a read. Cheers.
Everywhere indigenous people are valorized, except for indigenous people of Europe. They are supposed to meekly accept multi-culturalism, and becoming minority populations within their own nations.
It is one of the deep ironies of our time that so-called “progressives” push policies that are very much against the interests of the local working class while political Parties that are increasingly able to mobilise working class votes are labelled “extreme Right”.--Lorenzo
It is double whacky in the US.
Not only (roughly speaking) what you say is true, but then many on the "alt-left" have taken up the cause of Hamas (after Oct. 7!), and global Islam. In institutional form, the most illiberal movement/religion on the planet.
Wearing the keffiyeh in academia (in the US, almost a totally left-wing culture) is nearly required.
What happened to the unions and the Democratic Party of my youth?
Elections are a funny business, and who knows, but it sure looks like America's "left wing" is courting defeat.
Nice travelogue, Prague is on my short list, being an American of Czech ancestry.
I visited Prague in May 2022. It was my first and only time there, and I want to go back. One of the things I found “captivating” was the Memorial to the Victims of Communism. I managed to get a picture of it during the daytime, but it is much better viewed when lit up at night.
Good travelogue, a fresh perspective on Europe from the Antipodes, with a bit of culture and philosophy thrown in. Will wait for your report on London with interest. If you get to organise a non-virtual gathering, put it out there.
Your Substack landed in my junkmail, on recommendation from Sasha Latypova. She called me an asshole, which I found very amusing! That´s why I decided to give you a read. Cheers.
Everywhere indigenous people are valorized, except for indigenous people of Europe. They are supposed to meekly accept multi-culturalism, and becoming minority populations within their own nations.