Diagonalists adopt oppressed peoples’ language to escape complicity with colonial history

Evidence

It’s as if by absorbing the language and postures of the oppressed, the diagonalists are attempting to outrun the long shadow of the past. Including the fact that our young countries are built on top of burned villages and graveyards, whose spirits have never been put to rest. — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 839

Categorization

• XREF: Extends the diagonalism thesis from earlier chapters; connects to the broader Mirror World argument that the far right is metabolizing movements’ imagery while avoiding their material demands.
• QUESTION: Is this claim testable? The word ‘as if’ marks it as speculative — Klein posits a psychological motive for appropriation without direct evidence.