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Is this sub becoming co-opted?

I've been seeing some stuff recently about the co-opting of popular leftist movements, and I was wondering if that applies here. For example: BLM was a very popular movement, and a lot of politicians kneeled and said a lot of words, but nothing actually happened, and the radical energy fizzled out. This sub feels like it's starting to get co-opted. People are talking about 'good CEOs' and it feels like the radical energy is being lost. These ideas aren't new, Keynesian economics has existed for more than 80 years, and just like the economic ideas of the 30's 40's 50's and 60's, eventually the politics on this sub will be replaced by Neoliberalism. Unless we make radical change that is. Don't be content with small concessions and bread and circus, dream big, dream radical, and make changes that won't be voted out next election cycle.


I've been seeing some stuff recently about the co-opting of popular leftist movements, and I was wondering if that applies here. For example: BLM was a very popular movement, and a lot of politicians kneeled and said a lot of words, but nothing actually happened, and the radical energy fizzled out.

This sub feels like it's starting to get co-opted. People are talking about 'good CEOs' and it feels like the radical energy is being lost. These ideas aren't new, Keynesian economics has existed for more than 80 years, and just like the economic ideas of the 30's 40's 50's and 60's, eventually the politics on this sub will be replaced by Neoliberalism. Unless we make radical change that is.

Don't be content with small concessions and bread and circus, dream big, dream radical, and make changes that won't be voted out next election cycle.

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