Benjamin MacShane

2 months ago | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Natia Gvianishvili |Benjamin MacShane |Tommaso Grossi |Colette Fountain

As culture wars replace class struggles, reactionary leaders have stoked anxieties about masculinity, race, and identity to gain power. By perceiving marginalised groups as a threat to civilisation and society, white men are locked in a cycle of “redistributive resentment”; one which attempts – but fails – to preserve their fading privileges. Progressives must acknowledge the power of emotion in politics and offer inclusive counter-narratives based on shared human values.