You’re probably right, and I wholeheartedly agree with your conclusions. The time for neutrality is long gone, everyone is picking sides, and if we don’t make it clear what our positions are then we risk losing the masses to right opportunists.
The problem for radicals is the need to work around the distribution monopolies. 100 years ago, leftists had lots of small publications. But all these have been crushed or taken over. The internet provides some respite, but it’s perhaps even worse as it’s absolutely dominated by a handful of corps. At least with radical flyers and leaflets, one could feasibly hand them out to people. On the internet, the corps can hide the leaflet. Left media online seems to be growing again, but almost all of it relies on one of those big corps. There’s some more-independent outlets, but these tend to require funding and so they dilute their message. Rocks and hard places.
You’re probably right, and I wholeheartedly agree with your conclusions. The time for neutrality is long gone, everyone is picking sides, and if we don’t make it clear what our positions are then we risk losing the masses to right opportunists.
The problem for radicals is the need to work around the distribution monopolies. 100 years ago, leftists had lots of small publications. But all these have been crushed or taken over. The internet provides some respite, but it’s perhaps even worse as it’s absolutely dominated by a handful of corps. At least with radical flyers and leaflets, one could feasibly hand them out to people. On the internet, the corps can hide the leaflet. Left media online seems to be growing again, but almost all of it relies on one of those big corps. There’s some more-independent outlets, but these tend to require funding and so they dilute their message. Rocks and hard places.