Dangers
- Tyranny
- Inevitable economic devastation
- Undermining of theistic religions
Tactics to watch for
- Quantification error: moving from “oppression exists” to “oppression is ubiquitous”
- “Long March:” hollowing out/taking over the institutions that support civilization
- Deprecation of data/analysis in favor of Erlebnis (“lived experience”) victimhood narratives
- Fluid definition of terms
- Use of postmodern nihilism to create a power/authority vacuum
How to build Marxism-resistance in USA version 2
- Robust support of property rights (as in the current 5th Amendment)
- Hermeneutic stability – make sure that the robust support of property rights isn’t eroded by a “Living Constitution”
Postscript: after I wrote these essays, this highly recommended article by Mike Gonzalez (sounding many of the same themes) was published. I am choosing to point to it separately in a few places rather than reworking my essays to incorporate more detailed references to his work because, well, it’s a lot easier this way!