Ideologies never die, they metamorphose and are reborn in a new form just when they are thought buried forever.
– Pascal Bruckner, French philosopher and writer (2006)
In 2010, sociology professor Rick Fantasia, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, struggled to explain the results of US Congress elections that were disastrous to democrats and that, at that time, brought a majority to the republicans. Fantasia was part of a Social Forum, a 15,000-strong army of left activists who gathered in Detroit, Michigan. Observing this convention, he noted that most people who arrived at this convention mostly represented various minority organizations that were either involved into identity politics or represented immigrant workers. Fantasia also noted a heavy presence of countercultural and environmentalist elements, including New Age seekers. Yet, the activist scholar pointed out that one important element was missing: working-class people, especially white workers. With frustration, Fantasia noted…
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