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Is r/antiwork mostly a middle class echo chamber?

Its approach is reformist, not revolutionary. Unions are lauded as the way forward, even though they keep the class structure of society intact. Socialism and communism aren't discussed in depth; memes and anecdotes about bad bosses define the extent of the conversation. An occasional shoutout to Marx happens, but again there is almost no serious Marxist analysis afterward, just shallow agreement with the general idea of “a better world.” This all seems to me like milquetoast middle class reformism that, in reality, seeks to stymy revolution and direct working class anger into constitutional channels that traditionally educated professionals control. You could even call this behavior counterrevolutionary.


Its approach is reformist, not revolutionary. Unions are lauded as the way forward, even though they keep the class structure of society intact. Socialism and communism aren't discussed in depth; memes and anecdotes about bad bosses define the extent of the conversation. An occasional shoutout to Marx happens, but again there is almost no serious Marxist analysis afterward, just shallow agreement with the general idea of “a better world.”

This all seems to me like milquetoast middle class reformism that, in reality, seeks to stymy revolution and direct working class anger into constitutional channels that traditionally educated professionals control. You could even call this behavior counterrevolutionary.

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