"Does the cultural-left, the "anti-racists", even have a concept of what their alternative sense-making system is going to be if they gain power? Are they capable of anything beyond shallow slogans and meaningless utopian pandering to peoples' worst, stupidest, self-serving tendencies?"
This is the question. And the answer is, in my opinion, no. The anger and the vitriol is the entire point.
It's truly sad that somehow, these idiots have come to be seen as the representatives of various people who genuinely need somebody to fight their corner. Trans people, black people, so many of the "activists" claiming to fight for these communities are doing clear harm to their causes.
"Does the cultural-left, the "anti-racists", even have a concept of what their alternative sense-making system is going to be if they gain power? Are they capable of anything beyond shallow slogans and meaningless utopian pandering to peoples' worst, stupidest, self-serving tendencies?"
This is the question. And the answer is, in my opinion, no. The anger and the vitriol is the entire point.
It's truly sad that somehow, these idiots have come to be seen as the representatives of various people who genuinely need somebody to fight their corner. Trans people, black people, so many of the "activists" claiming to fight for these communities are doing clear harm to their causes.
"My guess is that larger numbers of moderate-left people will stop supporting "woke" extremists at some point."
I really hope you're right.