Like that and one gets the impression that in fact its more than impression im absolutely convinced that the left is instead now transmogrified into something completely different it is being completely consumed now certainly in europe and in north america by its highly metropolitan very fashionable internationalist. Elements which are the reasons why its more interested now in the kind of. Virtues signaling and identity politics that you mentioned in your introduction has lost touch with its own electorate has become as i say much more metropolitan much more privileged to be honest because very often hire on as our left wing theres a huge left wing dominance for example in the business and political circles that are currently meeting or eventually anywhere else the general store in his history might once have you a very Left Wing Organization although that might surprise some people to hear it because it in britain embraces all kinds of nest wing things like colleges m and internation
The left today because as i said in my introduction its moved very far away from that go ahead. Well the traditional definition of course is that the left is in favor of progress and the right seems in favor of reaction no conservation and more generally i think the left is in favor of universal values wheres the right is more interested in particular values but theres no doubt that what you say in your introduction is absolutely right the left is changed a lot previous nate used to be interested in much more concrete things like. You know incomes and faction conditions and Living Conditions and health and things like that and one gets the impression in fact its more than impression im absolutely convinced that the left is instead now transmogrified into something completely different it has been completely consumed now certainly in europe and in north america by its highly metropolitan very fashionable internationalist. Elements which are the reasons why its more interested now in the
Hello welcome to cross uk where all things are considered im Peter Lavelle what does the left stand for today not long ago the less to do with working people and Civil Liberties now it appears to prioritize identity terry in politics over class issues we hear the word equity a lot but not equality and is there a place for marriage in our politics anymore. To discuss these issues im joined by my guest Sharon Wright austin in gainesville shes a professor of Political Science at the university of florida and monterey we have Spencer Critchley he is author of patriots of 2 nations as well as former Communications Advisor for obama for america and in paris we have John Laughlin he is a University Lecturer in history and political philosophy all right try Something Else and if that means you can jump in anytime you want and i was appreciating you is going to john paris john you know you when you listen to my introduction and you know you were not Spring Chickens anymore the left use of you k
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