occasional reflections on culture & politics
Peace is defended as inseparable from justice and resistance to aggression. The post argues that helping Ukraine is not warmongering but a moral imperative to defend sovereignty and human rights. It critiques false neutrality and calls for solidarity with democratic nations under threat.
Leftist thought must reject dogma and embrace ruthless criticism. The post traces Marx’s emphasis on intellectual freedom and warns against utopianism. True progressivism lies in democratic skepticism, not ideological purity. Social democracy, not authoritarian socialism, is the viable path forward.
Erratic Attempts 