what's a post-leftist
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2026
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Further left of leftists than leftists are is liberals, supposedly.
Some bullshit term invented to sow further division amongst the political left, most likely.
My understanding is that its leftists who focus on fighting oppression and exploitation beyond class. So like racism, sexism, environmentalism. Basically a leftist that focuses on intersectionalism and doesnt engage in class reductionism. I feel like most leftists fall under this nowadays and thus it feel redundant.
Take my answer with a grain of salt, at least until someone who has more knowledge can confirm or deny my explaination.
That sounds a lot more like centrist reactionaries who have little understanding of systemic forces and the intersectional nature of these issues with class warfare, how they have been incentivised and exacerbated by classist society, and are just deciding to identify with a different label.
But I, as well, have very little knowledge of what exactly "post-leftism" is and what it represents. So it could just be the same thing under a different name.
My understanding of the term is that it describes leftists who have grown disillusioned with the methods of the left (primarily society level stuff like the proletarian revolution), instead focusing on the more local level through stealing and insurrection etc..
Basically leftists but who no longer hold out hope for the wider society.
This is the “Post” left normies don't want us to achieve:
