I worry about a narrowing of the coalition and efforts of far left groupings to insert themselves as self-proclaimed leaders, in a way that can turn-off and demobilize. We on the left should recognize that what we are seeing, like the mass rallies in defense of Science a few years ago, are mobilizing forces we have never been able to mobilize. We might think that these forces are older than typical protests and not "left" enough and not diverse enough, but what is it about the left-center coalition in defense of democracy we do not understand? In our focus on "left unity" and a "united front" we may be losing sight of the popular front in defense of democracy arising before our very eyes.
Jeremy, thank you so much for this rendition: https://strikecommentaries.substack.com/p/mass-action-for-social-self-defense?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1095730&post_id=163208778&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=c4op1&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
I worry about a narrowing of the coalition and efforts of far left groupings to insert themselves as self-proclaimed leaders, in a way that can turn-off and demobilize. We on the left should recognize that what we are seeing, like the mass rallies in defense of Science a few years ago, are mobilizing forces we have never been able to mobilize. We might think that these forces are older than typical protests and not "left" enough and not diverse enough, but what is it about the left-center coalition in defense of democracy we do not understand? In our focus on "left unity" and a "united front" we may be losing sight of the popular front in defense of democracy arising before our very eyes.