A Brief But Angry Post
Today's post is about a thing that frequently makes me angry. This particular blog post is sparked by this piece on the breakdown of a dispute resolution process in a chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. It's worth reading the write up and reflecting on it. But that was just the catalyst for posting, and the thoughts stand or fall entirely independently of what one thinks of that case. Finally, as ever, I have a policy of not linking to negative exemplars. (In fact I think I will just moderate away comments on this post since I don't really want discussion of instances.) If you don't think I am picking up on real dynamics in this post so be it, we'll just have to pin it down to different life experiences. I have often witnessed the following combination of characteristics in a person or organisation on the left, specifically those from (or drawing heavily from) the professional middle classes. First, re the justice system a commitment to restorative jus...