re: #120 Eclectic Cyborg

I’d love to see a demographic breakdown of anti-vaxxers. I’d bet anything that non-college educated whites are the majority.

I’ve been obliged to talk about this a lot recently in the wake of the anti-lockdown protests; the emergence of the culturalist far right is NOT an uprising of the economically disenfranchised or a restless working class. The movement is driven by a resentful MIDDLE CLASS, or…

— Vax Badham (@vanbadham) October 20, 2021

… what @RadioFreeTom has correctly identified as a lumpenbourgeoisie. The Czech philosopher Karel Kosik defines the lumpenbourgeoisie as “a militant, openly anti-democratic enclave” within a democracy. This SHOULD sound familiar to you, and if it doesn’t, just have a look at…

— Vax Badham (@vanbadham) October 20, 2021