Doomscroll with Joshua Citarella Doomscroll 20: Vivek Chibber
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May 5, 2025 
Vivek Chibber, a sociology professor at New York University and author of notable works like Confronting Capitalism, dives into critical discussions. He critiques the left's current obsession with identity politics, arguing it weakens radical scholarship on capitalism. Chibber emphasizes the disconnect between leftist ideology and the realities of the working class. He advocates for integrating labor into environmental movements and revisiting the foundational principles of socialism for meaningful change.
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Woke Left Misrepresents Marxism
- The current woke left falsely brands its culture and politics as Marxist, which misleads the public and weakens legitimate socialist efforts.
- Socialists must openly criticize woke ideologies to avoid being discredited and to win public support.
Blaming Workers Undermines Progress
- The current left often blames working-class failures on racism and misogyny rather than their own political failures.
- This attitude contrasts with earlier leftist movements that took defeats as their own shortcomings to overcome.
Moral Collapse of Academic Radicalism
- Academia now attracts careerists with little intellectual curiosity who adopt faux radicalism to secure professional advancement.
- This results in radical-sounding work disconnected from classical left concerns like capitalism and class struggle.