The fact they are speaks to how liberalism is still the dominant ideology and by extension the most accessible ideology.
But I guess my broader point is that the oppressed and exploited don’t lean as moderate as liberals project them to be, that it’s actually a sign of privilege to believe incrementalism works when it objectively doesn’t work for the vast majority of people. Liberals tell on themselves this way.
I think we should reject the “which take is more privileged” framing wholesale. You can argue it either way, it’s all hypothetical (in the sense it’s “people who think this must be privileged” rather than talking about actual people and their opinions), and it ignores the real question: what’s actually going to improve people’s lives in a meaningful way.
Oh for sure, when all else fails you can simply accuse the other of privilege so you won’t have to think about what they might have to say. It’s a thought-terminating technique.
I still maintain however that from a polemic point of view it’s interesting to note the hypocrisy of liberals accusing OTHERS of privilege when they look up to people like Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton.
The fact they are speaks to how liberalism is still the dominant ideology and by extension the most accessible ideology.
But I guess my broader point is that the oppressed and exploited don’t lean as moderate as liberals project them to be, that it’s actually a sign of privilege to believe incrementalism works when it objectively doesn’t work for the vast majority of people. Liberals tell on themselves this way.
I think we should reject the “which take is more privileged” framing wholesale. You can argue it either way, it’s all hypothetical (in the sense it’s “people who think this must be privileged” rather than talking about actual people and their opinions), and it ignores the real question: what’s actually going to improve people’s lives in a meaningful way.
Oh for sure, when all else fails you can simply accuse the other of privilege so you won’t have to think about what they might have to say. It’s a thought-terminating technique.
I still maintain however that from a polemic point of view it’s interesting to note the hypocrisy of liberals accusing OTHERS of privilege when they look up to people like Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton.