What the hell is a progressive contrarian? Well, when the terms left-wing and right-wing have lost any meaning whatsoever, is there any fundamental fault line that means anything politically any more? The only true differentiator is between those who believe that human progress is both desirable and possible, and those who don't. The real split these days is between progressives and reactionaries. And contrarian? That should speak for itself...
Thursday, May 04, 2006
The Manifesto Club
I'm sure conspiracy theorists in some parts of the green/left movement will soon be attacking the recently announced Manifesto Club as a cover for ex-RCPers, in much the same way as they attack spiked-online. However taking it on face value it looks like an interesting idea, and certainly worth keeping an eye on.
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