A far-right publication just got tricked into publishing Communist Manifesto excerpts - eviltoast
A silly prank that actually says a lot about the right’s internal fault lines.

A silly prank that actually says a lot about the right’s internal fault lines.

  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
    105·
    15 days ago

    And all the wrong lessons were learned:

    James Lindsay, a prominent right-wing pundit, had submitted the aforementioned adaptation of Marx and Engels’s work and gotten it published. The essay’s publication, per Lindsay, is proof that the far right is basically the same as the far left: that it is, in his words, part of a “woke right” corrupting conservatism from within.

    What an idiotic take.

    • Buelldozer@lemmy.today
      241·
      15 days ago

      What an idiotic take.

      I don’t think so. The “woke right”, which is different than regular MAGA, is following the same oppressor / oppressed language that has gained so much traction on the other side of the political aisle. You may not agree with who the “woke right” is claiming as oppressors, or even the claim that they are oppressed, but James Lindsay just proved that the language resonates with both groups. He’s not happy about it either, hence his comments that the “woke right” is corrupting conservatism.

      • HasturInYellow@lemmy.world
        13·
        15 days ago

        So you’re saying there’s a chance?

        I wouldn’t hold my breath, but it’d be a nice change of pace to see some of them come over here instead of everyone constantly moving right.