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Reframing the Identity of America

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the identity of America, how it’s shaped by our shared culture, myths, and stories. If America were truly to change and become more progressive, part of that transformation would have to involve reframing our cultural heritage to align with new, humane, and collective values. Right now, many people struggle to feel patriotic because American patriotism […]

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How Social Liberals Stall the Struggle for a Better World

Social liberals often endorse incremental reforms that leave the deeper architecture of exploitation intact. They champion diversity initiatives in corporate boardrooms without questioning capitalism itself; they support modest police oversight while rejecting demands to radically shrink or abolish carceral systems. Their solutions treat symptoms, not causes. Closely tied to this is a liberal fetishization of civility and “both sides” dialogue. […]

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Why I Am a Communalist: Beyond Authoritarian and Libertarian Leftism

The true path forward for human liberation and ecological survival does not lie in authoritarian state socialism, nor in an unchecked libertarian individualism. It lies in building deeply democratic, cooperative, ecological communities—a vision best embodied in communalism, as advanced by Murray Bookchin. This is the most radical and genuinely progressive form of leftism, because it centers people, community, and the […]

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Conservative vs. Progressive Religion

Religion itself is neither inherently oppressive nor inherently liberatory—it is a social vessel that can be wielded in profoundly different ways. When religion is organized around conservative, authoritarian, and exclusionary principles, it becomes a tool of oppression. When organized around progressive, liberatory, and inclusive principles, it can become a force for communal care, solidarity, and justice. Conservative Religion: Why It’s […]

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Gaming’s Decline Is a Capitalist Problem—Not a Cultural One

The decline in the quality, integrity, and sustainability of the gaming industry isn’t due to cultural decay or political division. It’s capitalism, plain and simple. Both conservatives and liberals often misdiagnose the issue because they operate within the same capitalist framework. What we’re seeing in gaming today—exploitative monetization schemes, diminished creative risks, developer burnout, and the hollowing out of beloved […]

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Language Control as a Tool of Oppression

Language control has long been used as an instrument of oppression, intrinsically linked to systems of racism, colonialism, imperialism, and orientalism. It is not just about grammar or vocabulary—it is about power. The notion that there exists a single “correct” form of English is a myth constructed to uphold social hierarchies and maintain dominance over marginalized communities. In reality, language […]

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Why Socialism Isn’t Always Progressive

It’s time to say something that a lot of people in leftist spaces already know, but don’t always feel safe enough to say out loud: a lot of socialists aren’t actually progressive. That might sound strange at first. After all, socialism is supposed to be about justice, equality, and liberation. But in practice, many self-identified socialists are only focused on […]

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Being Black and progressive

Being Black and progressive means constantly confronting the reality that many white progressives have not actually deconstructed their relationship to whiteness—they’ve just learned the right language to mask it. The second it becomes more useful for them not to understand concepts like white fragility or tokenism, they revert. They stop listening. They protect their comfort and positioning. And they do […]

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Blackness, Tokenism, and Allyship

Your question appears to critique how some white individuals selectively ally with Black individuals who appear less confrontational or more assimilated, while avoiding more vocal and assertive Black voices. You suggest this occurs because those vocal individuals compel deeper introspection into uncomfortable aspects of whiteness, such as colonial legacies and systemic racism. This phenomenon can be examined through the lens […]