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Liberalism extends 'rights' and 'freedoms' in a way that conserves power asymmetries (social position), concealing power. Capitalism is just another dimension of this. The idea that 'wealth' is what separates

The idea that America ‘has no culture’ and that it’s culture is merely the result of commercialism or naturally-occurring hedonism is employed to mask the sheer quantity of violence and

America is not just going to start building again. The whole of American culture has become oriented to the service economy. Finance, management, politics, public discourse, etc, all now serve

Basic liberal concepts like pluralism, multiculturalism, and democracy are best seen as cultural displays rather than political commitments. They are essentially ritualistic. But liberal ‘universalism’ is not therefore just a

Matt Pottinger gave such an eloquent speech in perfect Mandarin saying that China needs ‘populism’, so let’s check in on what kind of policies have popular support... oh, a massive

She just outright admits that America is facing an Italy-like situation because its commitment to 'freedom' (liberal ideology) means more effective measures (even those of South Korea) cannot be used.https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1245722

Libertarians like to say the market is foundation of freedom and they’re right in the sense that it’s the core myth that makes all the other claims to freedom seem