‘Disaster Nationalism: the Downfall of Liberal Civilization’ by Richard Seymour reviewed by A J A Woods (opens in new tab)

In a recent speech, the Canadian labour organiser Carolyn Egan lamented the fact that the popular anti-Liberal Party slogan ‘Fuck Trudeau’ had come from the far right. The Left, she noted, had failed to turn widespread discontent with the system into a successful counter-hegemonic project, and, in this political vacuum, the Right had become the voice of anti-establishment sentiment. ‘Fuck Trudeau’,’ Egan contended, ‘should have been our thing.’ This is a common assessment among left-wing acti...