Chapter 2 is where the interesting stuff is, they assessed people for misogynistic attitudes, and also political ones they deem extreme. They classify left wing extremism as indicated by:
The rich will not give up their wealth easily. Organised violence, including against people, is the only way to make things fair for everyone.
Capitalism is ruining the world and should be resisted with violence
Without getting distracted by a discussion of the um curious decision to classify that in the same way as beliefs like murdering people who wont fuck me is a cool and good I think it’s an interesting result.
Misogyny in left-wing spaces is real, and this survey indicates it’s not automatically less prevalent than in right wing spaces (although particular attitudes may differ). Despite shit like patriarchy and control of women being recognised as a problematic root of oppression by many prominent theorists (e.g. engles on the origin of class relations).
Something I think we should all think about.
Also at least Aussie gen z’ers seem a bit fucking cooked here, how do boomers have better attitudes about forcing sex on your wife than gen z women? wat is going on? I wonder if some of this can be explained through inexperience, but there is a stark difference between older and younger people. Also much less than between men and women than I would have expected.
Why are we failing to reach kids compared to the right wing here?
We don’t reach kids because there is an entire system dedicated to making sure people develop reactionary beliefs
Every time people on the Left try to gain a popular front, the system is immediately used against us
Even someone like Hasan, who is not even close to being Marxist, is immediately targeted and slammed with the force of a tsunami
Even someone who is just doing their job to protect capitalism is targeted, it is quite an irrational system. Politicians like Roosevelt were almost couped, Mehdi Hasan was fired for doing his job as the fourth branch of the liberal govt, these people save capitalism by being beast tamers and leasing this monster again but capitalism being the monster it is, tries to eat its saviours.