Finkelstein & Parenti focus on woke/GazaArchived Message
Posted by Chris Rogers on December 10, 2023, 4:25 pm
Hosted by Toronto Public Library and organised prior to 7th October, Norman Finkelstein & Christian Parenti discuss Woke and its impact on the Left and freedom of speech. Finkelstein's opinions are well known on this Board, suffice to say, and unlike Prof Susan Neiman, Parenti actually lays down a firm definition of what constitutes woke and why it undermines the Left, one reason the Left should not embrace much of this nonsense, i.e., Class reductionism is not an insult, its a reality and one the Left must embrace. Anyhow, Parenti, given the time limitation, rushes his own presentation in order to give the stage to Finkelstein, meaning the fist 20 mins of the discourse are well worth listening too by all on this Board. (Have your copy of JS Mills On Liberty on hand, both quote from it)