The Chad Gramscian vs. The Virgin Sorelian (or what have you) Writer Jacob Siegel made an observation to the effect of “The American Right has left its Grasmscian period and entered its Sorelian Period.” I think what this means is that the Right is no longer seeking hegemony over cultural and political institutions, like it pursued during most of the history of the conservative movement, but has now shifted to a model of political action centered on myth and the redemptive power of violence.
What makes the Sorelian left unique in terms of their view on violence? What distinguishes this view of redemptive violence from say, MLK Jr.'s line about how "riots are the language of the unheard?" Is the difference between them their dismissal/acceptance of the institutions of liberal democracy?
Are the Sorelian Left a significant force in your estimation? Quartering the interested populace by Left/Right and Soreluan/Gramscian I'd assess them to be easily the numerucally and culturally weakest.
This is a great essay! The idea of the Sorelian left makes a lot of sense -- thinkers in search of a revolutionary force...
What makes the Sorelian left unique in terms of their view on violence? What distinguishes this view of redemptive violence from say, MLK Jr.'s line about how "riots are the language of the unheard?" Is the difference between them their dismissal/acceptance of the institutions of liberal democracy?
Are the Sorelian Left a significant force in your estimation? Quartering the interested populace by Left/Right and Soreluan/Gramscian I'd assess them to be easily the numerucally and culturally weakest.
Just curious: do you have examples of who is on the Sorelian left?