svemagie
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date: 2026-03-20T15:08:26.666Z
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- on/activism
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- on/politics/fascism
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- on/economy
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updated: 2026-04-10T06:02:52.972Z
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- https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g4utqyolpyb5zpwwodmm3hht/post/3mhjeuxxwjj2o
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- https://blog.giersig.eu/notes/e855e/
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**How Identity Politics Keeps Left Parties Legitimate Without Economic Power**
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Left parties, having abandoned substantial economic promises since the 1980s–90s, shifted to social justice causes that don't require taxing the rich.
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This strategy trades tangible public goods (healthcare, pensions, infrastructure) for low-cost cultural wins like gay marriage and symbolic gestures.
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Symbolic activism (flags, rhetoric, calling out racism) preserves a party’s moral brand while avoiding costly redistributive policies.
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Corporations benefit because these surface-level commitments provide PR cover without changing exploitative labor practices.
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The result: electoral signaling that costs little politically but fails to address structural economic problems, weakening class-based legitimacy.
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WHAT IS POLITICS? - [Why the “Left” is full of Cancel Goblins, Stalinist Gooners, D.E.Idiots and Post-Modern Tallywankers](https://blog.giersig.eu/reposts/36de4/).
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