This is a hyperbolic generalization. We owe a lot to "True Leftists" who focus their attention on building social movements in the workplace and in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
That's... really not what's meant by the term; it's certainly not what I mean by it. If you're focusing your efforts on grassroots organizing and such rather than electoral politics, then fine, I respect that, even if you're more radical than thou on whatever issue. Hats off. If you're gonna go and defend Putin and ISIS, or pick Nader over Gore even with hindsight, or entertain for one hot second the disgusting doctrine of "heighten the contradictions", then that's what I'm talking about.
And I say this in full knowledge of the fact that, as someone who will presumably be voting Hawkins instead of Cuomo this November, there are people who would consider
me trueleft.
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