I’ve become very skeptical of the concept of “brainwashing.” Over the past few months this skepticism has boiled over into open and explicit disagreement with even well-meaning pushers within the Marxist-Leninist corner. I often find it difficult to explain concisely why it is…
Yes that was a passage that stood out to me as well, it contains some astute observations that are quite elegantly formulated.
I agree with you, i too think it’s a bit of both. Day just warns us not to fall into the trap of believing that the western proletariat - in essence a global labor aristocracy - are merely “brainwashed” innocent victims. There is definitely a degree of willing complicity.