It’s possible to get it wrong because of a lack of knowledge, or experience, or perspective, or cultural empathy. But Western Marxists see a discrepancy between themselves and others and assume that’s because the other is uninformed or malinformed. The possibility never crosses their mind that it’s something on their end, even when the comparative material results scream volumes to the contrary.
I think it requires arrogance.
It’s possible to get it wrong because of a lack of knowledge, or experience, or perspective, or cultural empathy. But Western Marxists see a discrepancy between themselves and others and assume that’s because the other is uninformed or malinformed. The possibility never crosses their mind that it’s something on their end, even when the comparative material results scream volumes to the contrary.