The left must embrace law and order
www.newstatesman.com
In France and elsewhere, everyday insecurity hurts the poor much more than the rich.

In a world of role-reversal, it would perhaps make the most sense to embrace the 21st century where the leftwing no longer seems to be the rude, vulgar, authentic force and instead insist that law and order is threatened by right wing terrorism as it bit by bit seeks to cast us into chaos on every front.

Personally I find the entire article to be a very interesting read, both with accurate observations and interesting analysis.

  • @tillimarleen@feddit.de
    3•1 year ago

    I think it’s weird. It’s a good analysis, but the last two paragraphs imagining the left’s response, sounds as if it’s written by somebody else. While the obvious conclusion is, that the left needs a new platform, he sounds as if he wanted to give the liberal political left an excuse for more law and order propaganda.

    • QHC
      3•1 year ago

      I agree. Quoting some of that here for context.

      …there are clear signs of the growing decay of manners, of youthful gangs terrorising public spaces, from stations to shopping malls. Mentioning this decay is often dismissed as reactionary…

      Very strange to bring this up in the conclusion but never establish any of these facts previously. It’s unclear if these claims are about France or the US or something wider. If anything, making broad, unsupported claims at the last moment and then using those as the motivation for your call-to-action sounds pretty “reactionary” to me!

      Edit: I feel compelled to clearly state that I don’t agree with the presumption that “youthful gangs are terrorising public spaces” or that “growing decay of manners” is either A) happening or B) a problem worth worrying about even if it is happening.