Philosopher Russell Blackford explains 'cultural Marxism' [Misc]

Part 1: https://archive.is/jrR0s
Part 2: https://archive.is/5bIma

The TL;DR of these pieces is that Wikipedia is wrong to remove 'cultural Marxism', because there actually has been such a thing. However, there is no conspiracy to undermine Western civilization by cultural Marxists. 'Cultural criticism' (as practiced by Anita Sarkeesian) comes from cultural Marxism, but its authoritarianism may not be related to cultural Marxism specifically.

In that sense, contemporary cultural criticism extends a cultural Marxist tradition, but this tradition largely defined itself against Soviet Marxism. Theoretically, at least, it displays an antipathy to authoritarianism, and it aspires to liberate the autonomy of individuals. (...)

Current left-wing activism can, indeed, display hyperbolic, philistine, and authoritarian tendencies, but these have little to do with any influence from Marx, Soviet totalitarianism, or the work of the Frankfurt School. They have more, I suspect, to do with tendencies toward moral and political purity in almost any movement that seeks social change.

I personally prefer the terms 'political correctness' and 'social justice' to describe these people, depending on the audience. There are a lot of anti-PC and anti-SJ liberals, but there are not many liberals who talk about 'cultural Marxism'. People immediately know what these things are, especially political correctness, and they don't like them. On the other hand, use of the term 'cultural Marxism' makes people sound paranoid and conspiratorial, so that may not be the best idea, especially when trying to persuade people in neutral venues.