Submitted by lumpentroll (not verified) on Wed, 06/16/2021 - 15:21
perhaps the source of your confusion is that "leftist activists" (reminder that I think this is a lazy strawman, not a serious category) actually do things that other people tend to discuss, they end up in the media more and seem over represented because of that?
not even saying this is a good thing, just a possible reason for a confirmation bias.
imo, the reality is that "activists" are already a tiny minority, of which, "leftist anarchist activists" would be a tiny minority within a tiny minority. then I add in all the people who self identify as anarchists and it's STILL a piddly margin, even including every jackass ancap or egoist who has no idea what words even mean.
perhaps the source of your confusion is that "leftist activists" (reminder that I think this is a lazy strawman, not a serious category) actually do things that other people tend to discuss, they end up in the media more and seem over represented because of that?
not even saying this is a good thing, just a possible reason for a confirmation bias.
imo, the reality is that "activists" are already a tiny minority, of which, "leftist anarchist activists" would be a tiny minority within a tiny minority. then I add in all the people who self identify as anarchists and it's STILL a piddly margin, even including every jackass ancap or egoist who has no idea what words even mean.