“The student left is the most reliably correct constituency in America. Over the past 60 years, it has passed every great moral test American foreign policy has forced upon the public”: Vietnam, apartheid South Africa, Iraq War, civil rights, etc. https://kottke.org/24/05/the-kids-are-right-and-alright
The Kids Are Right (and Alright)

Osita Nwanevu on the recent US campus protests: The student left is the most reliably correct constituency in America. Over the p

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Now if they would only engage in practical electoral politics, they might actually have some influence on American policies.
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Exactly right, that post is a direct indictment of the "student left" for not learning how to impact public policy over the last 60 years.
@GreenFire @Okanogen @kottke the student left was very effective up until 1966 or so when it was hijacked by a recurring infestation of cultists