The left becoming 'cultural Marxism' after 1968 (focusing on identity and representation rather than production and class) was a recapture of Marxism by liberal culturalism, abandoning the material analysis that would explain why immigration occurs (global capital's underdevelopment of the Global South) in favor of celebrating 'diversity' while ignoring the material devastation driving it.

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Slavoj Žižek

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when uh Marxism became cultural Marxism... it was recaptured by liberal culturalist ideology... those Western liberals who pretend to be respectful towards the others are at a deeper level deeply patronizing

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Our World Is Coming To An End | Aaron Bastani Meets Slavoj Žižek | DownstreamNovara Media
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:36:23 AM

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