‘Left’ Is Now Political Shorthand For ‘Corporate State Technocracy’
‘Left’ Is Now Political Shorthand For ‘Corporate State Technocracy’ Ben Bartee The left-right paradigm was always dubious as a way to describe the Western political dichotomy. Given what modern “Leftism” entails, it’s even more irrelevant now. Here’s a basic definition of “Leftist” ideology that, once upon a time, characterized many aspects of leftist politics in the early-to-mid-20th century: “The portion of the political spectrum associated in general with egalitarianism and popular… control of the major institutions of political and economic life… Leftists tend to be hostile to the interests of traditional elites, including the wealthy and members of the aristocracy, and to favour the interests of the working class.” What a difference a few decades of corporate capture makes! What sort of egalitarian, hostile-to-elite-interests positions does the modern Western left take? Does the ‘Left’ safeguard Constitutionally-guaranteed free speech? Nope! The liberal coast elites are panick