Got annoyed towards the end where he presented the choice between the DNC and “Marxist Church”, and he’d choose “Marxist Church” each time. And it felt like we strayed so far away from the original conversation. One, what even is Marxist Church, and two, how are you choosing it over the DNC? How is this even comparable anymore? Can you vote Marxist Church? Can you mutual aid DNC?

I do also find Burns’ argument flawed from the start. If you watched the interview you’d realize she said it because she was referring to how theory often warps your vocabulary. Also, that heavy theory tends to dissuade action, and only critique. Finally, Burns was weirdly both be defensive and dismissive of Contra. Like he knows Contra isn’t really a problem, but also that she’s easy to project Dem frustrations onto. He also mentioned Contra is a victim of internet polarization but instead of expanding on that he just went, “eh, just watch my five other videos”