Canceling comedians while the world burns A critique of the contemporary Left

Ben Burgis

Book - 2021

"Between the decline of the labor movement, the aftershocks of the falls of so-called "actually existing socialism," and the long exile of even social democrats from the levers of real power, we have gotten far too used to thinking of leftism as a performative exercise in expressing our political commitments rather than a serious effort to achieve left-wing goals in the real world. Cancelling Comedians While the World Burns calls for a smarter, funnier, more strategic left."--Publisher's description.

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Published
Winchester, UK : Zero Books 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Ben Burgis (author)
Physical Description
xii, 117 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781789045475
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Lenny Bruce Can't Save Us
  • 2. Scenes from a DSA Convention
  • 3. Decision Theory for the Left
  • 4. Antifa and the Pathologies of Powerlessness
  • 5. Tankies are Wreckers
  • 6. Neo-Anarchy in the UK (and in the United States)
  • 7. "No One Is Ever Really Canceled"
  • 8. The Genealogy of Left Moralism
  • Links to Some of the Articles Discussed in This Book
  • Appendix: NYC-DSA Cancels Adolph Reed as Police Stations Burn
  • Bonus Essay on Jacobin and Quillette: The Ballad of Archie Carter