"Values and material gains are both vital for any left project, and a particular person may prioritize a values-first or a material-first approach depending on the topic. The deciding factor is what you reach for under pressure. What you prioritize, instinctively, when you’re angry, scared, fighting an asymmetric battle against power, or just trying to get through the next meeting...Values-first people help keep left projects honest. They’re often the ones who notice double standards early, who catch the moment where “strategy” turns into abandoning your principles...The material-first reflex helps ensure that a left project can deliver results for most people. But if it’s not kept in check, it can lead to that project never taking a clear stand, losing its moral compass, and turning the concept of “winning” into compromises that exclude the most vulnerable...
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2026/01/two-reflexes-breaking-the-left/
#Left #values #MaterialConditions

How #ZohranMamdani can fix the #Housing crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDckElhljIc
#DemocraticSocialism #Jacobinmag #inequality #materialconditions #NewYork #NY #City #Municipal

Louisiana is the most wealth unequal state in USA, we have oil barrons walking around with ppl whose belly is touching their back. Outside of wherever the POTUS is, French Quarter of New Orleans is the most policed place in america. Every inch has a camera on it and police both uniform and undercover, and they will never be able to protect you from that guy who cant eat or someone suffering mental health problems. #materialconditions
#Defund #DefundThePolice #ACAB https://nola.com/news/crime_police/murder-rates-rise-new-orleans-french-quarter/article_ba5dc06e-6189-11ef-9daa-338aef3c82a8.html?taid=66cdbfd85f46830001c92995&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter