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Demobilization Challenges for Left Populism
- Left populism in the 2010s faced the problem of demobilization in politics post-mass movements.
- It asked the right questions but failed to provide convincing answers or agency for change.
Left's Historic Defeat and Naivety
- The left experienced a historic defeat with loss of power and influence, particularly evident in Britain.
- There's a lack of ruthlessness in political contests, shown by naivety over opponents "not playing by the rules."
Neoliberalism's Decline and Left's Misexpectation
- Neoliberalism is losing coherence as crisis responses step beyond its old limits.
- The left wrongly expects the end of neoliberalism to herald an automatic left-wing turn.