New Left Watch

[Antonio the Sixth]

I'm not sure if the Black Panthers can be considered representative of the 1970s New Left, let alone its modern incarnation.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I'm not sure if the Black Panthers can be considered representative of the 1970s New Left, let alone its modern incarnation.

Thing is, similar groups - by which I mean 'had an almost nihilist hard on for political violence' rather than in other respects - existed on the fringes in quite a few countries, and there was often a lot of (misguided) sympathy for such groups in the more 'mainstream' elements of the New Left.

Definitely.

For the record, my point here certainly wasn't to jump in defense of the New Left, of which I'm not particularly fond. It's just that, from reading Gully's premise, I was expecting something else.

[Antonio the Sixth]

This guy probably means well, and, as a man who tries to be careful not to involuntarily contribute to patriarchy (and doesn't always succeed), I've got to sympathize a bit. Still, I can't believe he's fallen into the obvious trap of thinking that conforming to gender roles is always wrong. That's the same bullsh*t idea that leads some morons to say a woman can't be a feminist and wear dresses or like fashion. Feminism is about freeing you from gender roles, not forcing you out of them (unless these gender roles are inherently oppressive).

[Antonio the Sixth]

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Part of me still doesn't even believe that story for that paragraph alone. But it's hard to tell these days.

Well, if it's open marriage presumably it works both ways. It's a pretty bad role model and it definitely creeps me out, but hey, to each their own.