Literally the only "popular" leftoids pushing back on Platner was BadEmpanada and Brace Belden.
I agreed with you right up to here. First of all you do not have to hand it to BadEmpanada and he is in no way left. Also anyone that uses the "oid" suffix is very sus. Go the fuck out side dude.
These are the most important figures of the "western left" such as it is.
This is terminally online brainrot. These are not the "most important figures" anywhere in any sense. This is what happens when you are too terminally online.