Critical Theory, of which Marxism is a subset, cannot build. It can only destroy. It can only define itself as "not the current thing". Critical Theorists believe that by destroying society, a glorious, oppression-free utopia will magically arise from the ashes. Pointing out that this is an absurd pipe dream gets you labeled as problematic.
I mean, that is an accurate description of 99.9% of humanities professors and english lit PhDs.
Critical Theory, of which Marxism is a subset, cannot build. It can only destroy. It can only define itself as "not the current thing". Critical Theorists believe that by destroying society, a glorious, oppression-free utopia will magically arise from the ashes. Pointing out that this is an absurd pipe dream gets you labeled as problematic.