Memes of Production

That's really cool. Right on. I assume you wouldn't go around calling people fake leftists for not being vegan. I wouldn't, despite animal agriculture being one of the most entrenched establishments in modern society and completely antithetical to leftist principles. That's not rooted in strategy either; that's just acknowledging that "leftism" isn't a monolith and that everybody has their own journeys. I don't see them as "not leftists" despite unquestioningly participating in a system that spits in the face of every leftist ideal I know and causes unimaginable suffering and damage because of it.

Some of the shit in this image is obviously non-leftist like anti-antifa and Joe Biden, but it's mixed in with center-left politicians and ideas – like you're not a "real leftist" if you support sensible gun control, voting, a couple politicians who've probably inspired a leftist awakening in millions of people, and uh... Corporate appropriation of gay culture? This image has to be old as dirt, because I don't know anyone these days who applauds that while self-describing as "a leftist".

Some of these are obvious; some of them just seem like obnoxious purity tests that drive people away from leftism. The way they're mixed in together seems disingenuous.