I'm ashamed to say that I used to be a lifelong liberal and later leftist, but I feel borderline unsafe with the modern left and how it aligns with postmodernism (despite identity politics being incompatible with Marxism). I ironically feel myself becoming less liberal, socially. I used to respect radicals (be it radical feminists or communists, etc.) and a part of me still does, but I don't want to live life defined by my sexuality and having to be adorned with pride flags and labels.
I just want to live a normal life as a person who happens to be gay, then a gay person. I respect the right to be open and proud, but it's not the life for me, but apparently this is a "socially conservative" opinion now. Same-sex marriage is somehow "unradical". Wishing I could date someone that's similar to me values-wise is "assimilation". And it's legitimately shocking to me how the center-right, despite disagreeing with their economic views, are less likely to care now. I consider myself more of an economically left-leaning moderate, I'm not pulling an Arielle Scarcella and going to become a Republican or vote for them, no way, I'm still closer to the Green Party, but I'm so used to liberals being the tolerant ones that this is bordering on a culture shock to have moderates on the other side be more accepting of a difference in opinion, compared to the left's homophobia and denial of material reality. I see these conservative-leaning LGB and some "old school" Ts talk about the same feelings I have about the community and not wanting to be defined by sexuality and not agreeing with gender postmodernism. When I was a radfem I was super against allying with right-wing organizations, and I still am, because they have stronger political power than even the progressive parties in US. But for individual people, I feel like things aren't as black-and-white anymore on who are "the good guys". Comments are closed.
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