I just want to write about a trend that I have noticed on the “online left”, one which is probably common through all of the history of leftism, socialism, communism, anarchism, etc., but which is really striking me recently. I don’t know how long I will write but I need to put this into a space which is different than the one where I usually talk, and maybe having to slow down will help me come to more useful thoughts.
The trend I’ve noticed is anti-intellectualism. I could be specific and say “anti-academia” because that is how it usually manifests, but I believe that it is just garden variety anti-intellectualism.