I think people might be underestimating just how much of the goal of these things is to get a rise out of the left vs. pushing for any kind of coherent project

Potent combo of relatively good-faith actors who subconsciously want to discipline what they see as their own side bc they feel alarmed/powerless under Trump 2.0 & have understandable gripes w how center-left spaces work + edgelords who see Trump 2.0 as permission to stop pretending they have values

Whether on the part of donors or the people chasing their money, there seems to be some palpable libidinal energy in "telling truths" that feel edgy to people who've been steeped in progressive-ish non-profit world but are actually just hegemonic

newrepublic.com/article/2005...

Worth noting that DHS claims it raided the Hyundai-LG plant to protect workers. The fact that Hyundai is a shitty boss shouldn't trick anyone into believing that the Trump administration is defending the working class

It's divide and conquer 101, now with EVs newrepublic.com/article/2001...