New Left - especially if we're talking about the Vietnam War era movement.
How do you oppose populism and count yourself as a member of the Left?
I can't answer for him but for me populism is an often simplistic, conspiracist, and intellectually lazy way to politically gain from fostering an "us versus them" mentality amongst the masses targeting a few people to blame for what ails society. I favour elitism. An educated few know what to do better than most, who in ignorance are too often devoted to conventional or "common sense" ideas. The Left is in conflict against - not in defense of - the past and present ways of doing things.
And I am also egalitarian. I contend that even the most privileged of the current system deserve goodwill and treatment equal to that extended to the subjected and downtrodden. A rich man is no less a comrade of mine than a poor one, and to oppress the former for the latter's benefit would scarcely be any better than if I were to do the opposite. I believe in society being run and resources allocated for the benefit of all - for 100% of the People instead of 99% or proles only.
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