I also disagreed, but I can’t coherently argue why, which is obviously a sign to reflect on my opinions.

One thing that stood out to me was the broad, encompassing usage of “left”. The author lumps together the theatrical leftism like this photo with political leftism like codified worker protections.

I did think he made an excellent point that “down with oligarchs!” isn’t going to resonate with a lot of working class people.

edit: I also think the author failed to acknowledge that conservative think tanks and media savvy have certainly influenced opinions and even the LANGUAGE used to discuss topics among all classes, so to imply that the working class hasn’t changed at all isn’t fair.

damn, didn’t ANYBODY in the comments section bother to read the article?

Right?

“This is not a brand conflict. This is a corporation trying to erase an activist, and this is how corporations bully individuals…"

Oh fuck off. Excuse me while I name myself Star Buckes and start selling bags of coffee beans. I expect that nothing at all will come of this.

I’ve been seeing articles like this one for the past fifteen years, at least. Subterfuge, IP theft, and a smattering of treason here and there. I wonder how many of my own opinions have been influenced by Comrade Chen and Lieutenant Liu.

Not looking forward to the eventual American-Chinese power struggle; I think the US is going to get quite a lashing from that one-party state.