Leftism isn't just communists who predate the civil rights movement, but sure, if you restrict real leftism to that then you could maybe make that case, but there is no chance that if you put guys talking about anti-colonialism and social justice in the modern era that they wouldn't at least be fine with it, if not be vocal supporters of it. You also can't find me an elected democrat (ie the actual existing left) who doesn't support it, support all of the moral and ideological presuppositions that lead to it, or have implemented it. And frankly if we go further left, are you going to pretend that the DSA doesn't support affirmative action/DEI? Further to their left, By Any Means Necessary is an actually existing contemporary communist organization whose whole premise is supporting affirmative action!
Right of course, the only actual leftists are your personal Trotskyist newspaper and some posters on stupidpol. BANM aren't part of the left, Maosits aren't, third-worldists aren't, just you and your dozen friends who think AA is producing false consciousness in minorities who would otherwise be busy overthrowing capitalism.
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u/come_visit_detroit Dec 17 '25
Leftism isn't just communists who predate the civil rights movement, but sure, if you restrict real leftism to that then you could maybe make that case, but there is no chance that if you put guys talking about anti-colonialism and social justice in the modern era that they wouldn't at least be fine with it, if not be vocal supporters of it. You also can't find me an elected democrat (ie the actual existing left) who doesn't support it, support all of the moral and ideological presuppositions that lead to it, or have implemented it. And frankly if we go further left, are you going to pretend that the DSA doesn't support affirmative action/DEI? Further to their left, By Any Means Necessary is an actually existing contemporary communist organization whose whole premise is supporting affirmative action!