Liberalism is being expelled from its former strongholds, and the hegemony of liberal ideas, as we have known it since the 1960s, will end. In this essay, I would like to offer some initial remarks about the new Marxist victories in America—about what has happened and what’s likely to happen next.

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[–]ghostprototype 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

These 'leftists' you're referring to aren't Marxists. It's fallacious to start referring to Neoliberalism as Marxism just because the US political spectrum stops just at the left of the center. Idpol loving SJWs don't stop being neolibs just because they call themselves communists and spam ACAB. Classical marxists still exist, even if their numbers are insignificant, and even if there weren't the definition of Marxism would still remain the same

You want to critique the US 'left', please do, it's a dumpster fire, but call it what it actually is

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

These 'leftists' you're referring to aren't Marxists.

Oh God, not this argument again. "That's not real socialism". Do you people even realize what a parody of yourselves you sound like?

Classical marxists still exist, even if their numbers are insignificant

They might as well not exist. Anyway they're still as wrong as ever, because Marxism doesn't work and never will.

[–]ghostprototype 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That is not an actual refutation of the fact that this article is erroneously referring to neoliberalism as marxism and ignoring what marxism actually is

I guess the 'pyramid of debate' is just a vague suggestion if semantics are treated with such low regard on this site

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You're using an outdated definition of Marxism used only by fossils. The attempt to blame it on capitalism is comic.