"The Rise of Progressive Nihilism: A New Era of Ideological Extremism"
The decline of progressive optimism has led to a shift towards progressive nihilism, where disruption becomes an end in itself. This retreat from the belief that no life can ever be complete is evident in the jubilation among self-declared progressives in response to acts of mass slaughter, such as Hamas's attack on Israel. The vanishing of a utopian horizon has left only a politics of subversion, where disruption is celebrated rather than reaching for something beyond itself.