I was a "Bernie killed Rosa" type in 2016, but around 2020 I do admit I did feel an inkling of something. It did feel like an energy was possibly coalescing, finally becoming something coherent out of the confused masses.

But I'm still coasting on that. Try to think about just how rough it was to be a self-identified leftist in 2003. When there truly was nothing. All we had then was the band RATM and chat rooms full of 80 year old Trots.

[–] coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago

way back when being a leftist meant listening to Radiohead because you could tell they also thought something was wrong

[–] TheDeed@hexbear.net 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Covid snuffed out a lot of energy in 2020 tbh

[–] axont@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago

A lack of a plan and a shift to electoralism killed 2020, but covid didn't really help either. A broader movement failed to materialize from the George Floyd protests.

There was some success however. No one wants to be a cop anymore, so their numbers cropped